- Voting has opened in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to select a new MP following the departure of Sir Keir Starmer from the seat.
- Labour candidate and Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali is hoping to retain the long-standing Labour stronghold.
- Green Party leader Zack Polanski is seeking to challenge Labour, advocating for rent controls, public ownership of Thames Water, and an end to North Sea oil drilling.
- Prime minister Andy Burnham endorsed Abdi-Wali, highlighting her local roots as a former refugee and her pledges to tackle rough sleeping and water companies.
- A total of 15 candidates are contesting the seat, including representatives from the Conservatives, Reform UK, the Liberal Democrats, and George Galloway for the Workers Party of Britain.
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