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Former child refugee selected as Labour candidate in byelection for Starmer’s old seat
By Alexandra Topping, Political correspondent

Sagal Abdi-Wali, who came from Somalia in 1990s, will likely face Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras contest

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/09/former-child-refugee-selected-as-labour-candidate-in-byelection-for-starmers-old-seat

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Former child refugee selected as Labour candidate in byelection for Starmer’s old seat https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/09/former-child-refugee-selected-as-labour-candidate-in-byelection-for-starmers-old-seat #Byelections #Labour #Politics #UkNews #LocalPolitics

Andrew Hastie warns Zempilas against waving 'white flag' in by-election
By Nicolas Perpitch

Prominent WA federal Liberal MP Andrew Hastie intensifies his criticism of state opposition leader Basil Zempilas's strategy for Saturday's Secret Harbour by-election, suggesting he was putting up the white flag in the same way the Liberals disastrously admitted defeat before the 2021 state election.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/hastie-criticises-zempilas-strategy-in-secret-harbour-byelection/107074796

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