Sagal Abdi-Wali

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Sagal Abdi-Wali (born 1984) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since October 2026. She has also served as leader of Camden London Borough Council since May 2026 and as a councillor for Camden Square since 2022. She is the first Black woman to lead Camden Council and the first British Somali woman to become an MP. Born in Somalia, Abdi-Wali came to the United Kingdom as a child refugee during the Somali Civil War and grew up in Gospel Oak, Camden. She was elected to Camden Council in 2022, became Cabinet Member for Better Homes in 2024 and was elected council leader in 2026. In the 2026 Holborn and St Pancras by-election, held following Starmer's resignation from Parliament, she defeated Green Party leader Zack Polanski with 45.2% of the vote.

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