{
  "id": 9371233,
  "title": "Polanski makes his mark as Labour candidate fails to attend election hustings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/polanski-makes-his-mark-as-labour-candidate-fails-to-attend-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T16:27:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/polanski-makes-his-mark-labour-candidate-fails-attend-election-hustings"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday evening, Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green Party, made a significant impression at a campaign hustings in the P21 gallery, situated just a five-minute walk from King's Cross train station. However, his primary opponent in the upcoming UK parliamentary by-election for Holborn and St Pancras, Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali, failed to show up.\n\nA former Labour councillor expressed his disappointment, stating that he believed Abdi-Wali's absence was due to her unwillingness to engage with challenging questions. Both the former councillor and Mahad, a local resident and pro-Palestine campaigner of Somali heritage, suggested that Abdi-Wali might be avoiding scrutiny of her stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict.\n\nAccording to the Camden Muslim Network, the organizers of the hustings, the Labour candidate allegedly could not attend due to a prior commitment.",
  "summary": "Polanski makes his mark as Labour candidate fails to attend election hustings On Tuesday evening, a five-minute walk from King's Cross train station, Green Party leader Zack Polanski strode into an art gallery to speak at a campaign hustings. But his main rival in the UK parliamentary by-election for Holborn and St Pancras, the Labour Party candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali, didn't turn up. \"I'm not…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Polanski makes his mark as Labour candidate fails to attend election hustings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/polanski-makes-his-mark-as-labour-candidate-fails-to-attend-election-9371235",
        "published": "2026-09-23T16:16:08.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}