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Sagal Abdi-Wali becomes first British Somali MP

Original: Sagal Abdi-Wali has made history as the first British Somali person elected as an MP, winning the Holborn and St Pancras

Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali has won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, becoming the first British Somali person elected to Parliament. The 42-year-old arrived in the UK as a child refugee from Somalia and worked as a housing officer before entering politics. Commentators are celebrating the result as a landmark moment for Somali-British representation.

Why now: Her by-election victory marks a historic first for British Somali representation in Parliament.

Sagal Abdi-WaliLabour PartyHolborn and St PancrasUnited Kingdom

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• Sagal Abdi-Wali has made history as the first British Somali person elected as an MP, winning the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. The 42-year-old Labour politician arrived in the UK as a child refugee from Somalia. Before entering Parliament, she worked as a housing officer · Channel4News · 900

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