'Deeply personal moment': Watch Sagal Abdi-Wali's by-election victory speech

BBC Politics Friday 09 October 2026, 11:15 UTC 1 min read

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Labour beat the Green Party with 45% of the vote in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.

Sagal Abdi-Wali's (PERSON) Labour (PERSON) the Green Party (ORG) Holborn (LOCATION) St Pancras (LOCATION)

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