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British politician (born 1984)
Sagal Abdi-Wali 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.
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2026
Sir Keir Rodney Starmer is a British politician and lawyer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2026. He was Leader of the Labour Party from 2020 to 2026 and Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras from 2015 to 2026. Before entering politics, he was a barrister and served as Director of Public Prosecutions from 2008 to 2013.
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Somali refugee Sagal Abdi-Wali sworn in as MP — taking seat Keir Starmer left behind
Somali-born Sagal Abdi-Wali has been sworn in as MP for Holborn and St Pancras in the British House of Commons.
Labour MP Sagal Abdi-Wali was sworn into the UK House of Commons on October 12, 2026, becoming the first Somali-born refugee woman elected to Parliament