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- Reform UK Zia Yusuf tweeted Labour frontrunner for Holborn and St Pancras was born in Somalia, sparking racism accusations.
- Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds called the tweet “pretty straightforward racism” on Sky News.
- Reform UK economic spokesman Robert Jenrick said questioning foreign-born MPs’ loyalties is legitimate, not racist.
- Former Somali child refugee Sagal Abdi-Wali leads Camden Council and is Labour’s early favourite for the seat.
