PoliticsSomalia-born refugee wins UK parliamentary by-election
Official results show that Sagal Abdi-Wali, a Somalia-born refugee and local councilor, won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to the House of Commons. The Labour Party candidate received 45.17%, ahead of her main rival, Green Party leader Zack Polanski, on 32.81%. Fifteen candidates contested the seat.
Somalia-born refugee wins UK parliamentary by-election