London's newest MP Sagal Abdi-Wali to take her Commons seat after defeating Zack Polanski in Holborn by-election

Sagal Abdi-Wali, the newly-elected MP for Holborn and St Pancras, was set to take her seat in Parliament on Monday after beating Zack Polanski in the crunch north London by-election.

Parliamentary business will start in the Chamber shortly after 2.30pm.

Newly elected MP Sagal Abdi-Wali, who won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, celebrates with supporters at the London Irish Centre

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In third was Conservative Party candidate Ewan Cameron on 1,922, followed by Reform UK’s Peter Newman with 1,612.

Turnout was 38.76%, with 27,309 votes being cast.

The huge storm over the vote at the Brighton rally, which Mr Polanski did not take sides on, has led to calls for him to resign.

Zack Polanski’s leadership of the Green Party has come under pressure

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After her victory, new Labour MP Ms Abdi-Wali stressed that she wanted to bring Thames Water into “public ownership”, tackle rough sleeping and create more opportunities for young people.

She said: “Homelessness is the issue that first drove me into politics, and no-one should be sleeping on the streets, and no family should be left without security in the home.

She also emphasised that her win was a victory for diversity and warned cohesion should not be “casually undone”.

Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's home affairs spokesperson, was criticised for his comment about Sagal Abdi-Wali

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Ms Abdi-Wali stressed: “I hope this moment also says something about who gets to belong, for people who look like me, I hope they see themselves reflected in this place and know that their path too belongs here.

“This is Camden, and this is Britain.”

In early September Mr Yusuf posted on X: “The frontrunner being foisted on the people of Holborn by Labour to replace the former prime minister Keir Starmer in our parliament was born in Somalia. Do you understand what’s happening?”

His comments were criticised by Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds as “straightforward racism”.

Mr Burnham described Holborn and St Pancras as having “voted for hope”, and said he was “looking forward to working together” with his party’s newest MP.

“Congratulations to my friend @Sagal_AW, I know you are a brilliant champion for our communities and will be a fantastic MP.”