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Somali-born British Olympic boxer Ramla Ali is the subject of a new biopic, In the Shadows, directed by Anthony Wonke and starring Top Boy actor Jasmine Jobson, which follows her journey from fleeing the Somali civil war to the Tokyo Olympics.
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Guardian review of In the Shadows, a biopic of British-Somali boxer Ramla Ali, who came to the UK as a refugee from the Somali civil war and boxed for Somalia at the 2021 Olympics. Jasmine Jobson stars, with Finn Cole and Gershwyn Eustache Jr in supporting roles.
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Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali won the Holborn and St Pancras byelection with 12,292 votes (45%), beating Green party leader Zack Polanski on 8,928 votes (33%). The byelection followed former prime minister Keir Starmer's resignation from the seat in September.
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Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali won the Holborn and St Pancras byelection with just over 45% of the vote, beating Green leader Zack Polanski into second place. The result is seen as a relief for both main contenders.
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Camden council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali is Labour's candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection for Keir Starmer's former seat, focusing her campaign on local issues amid a Green party challenge.
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