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Minister calls Zia Yusuf’s post about Camden council leader ‘straightforward racism’

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Labour accused Reform UK spokesperson Zia Yusuf of “straightforward racism” over a post about Sagal Abdi-Wali.
  • Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia and Camden council leader, has been tipped as an early Labour candidate for Holborn and St Pancras.

Zia Yusuf has been accused of “straightforward racism” after suggesting that Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia, was not British.

The criticism came from Labour after Yusuf posted about Abdi-Wali, who leads Camden council and has been tipped as an early favourite to become Labour’s candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection.

Yusuf, Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson, has also faced criticism within his own party over the post. The controversy focuses on his remarks about Abdi-Wali’s British identity.

straightforward racism

· Unnamed ministerThe minister used the phrase to condemn Zia Yusuf’s post about Sagal Abdi-Wali.
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