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Burford, R. (2026, September 23). Polanski ally accuses Labour of 'identity politics' by choosing Black Muslim woman to fight London by-election. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/zack-polanski-labour-greens-sagal-abdi-wali-b1298023.html
Burford, Rachael. “Polanski ally accuses Labour of 'identity politics' by choosing Black Muslim woman to fight London by-election.” Evening Standard, 23 Sept. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/zack-polanski-labour-greens-sagal-abdi-wali-b1298023.html.
Burford, Rachael. “Polanski ally accuses Labour of 'identity politics' by choosing Black Muslim woman to fight London by-election.” Evening Standard, September 23, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/zack-polanski-labour-greens-sagal-abdi-wali-b1298023.html.
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In early 2023, Labour chose Sagal Abdi-Wali, a Black Muslim woman, as their candidate for the Holborn & St Pancras by-election in London. Emny Kadri, an ally of Roman Polanski and a Green Party supporter, criticized Labour's selection strategy on X, accusing them of using "identity politics." Kadri claimed that Labour was strategically selecting candidates based on identity to gain votes from minority groups, specifically minorities would not blindly support Abdi-Wali. Kadri also accused Abdi-Wali of supporting genocide against Muslims and questioned her ethics. A Green Party spokesperson clarified that Kadri's comments were personal views and did not represent the official stance of the Green Party. Fiyaz Mughal, founder of Tell Mama (an Islamophobia monitoring organization), criticized Kadri’s remarks as stereotyping the Muslim community.
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