Pro-Palestine Greens challenge Labour’s grip on Starmer’s former seat

London, United Kingdom– At a meeting organised by a Muslim group in London ahead of a closely watched by-election, candidates from the Green and Liberal Democrat parties made their cases to residents beside empty seats. Their Labour and Conservative peers did not turn up.Labour candidate Sagal Abdi Wali, a Somali-Muslim woman, told The Guardian she did not attend because she had a prior obligation and the invite had come too late. But the organiser, the Camden Muslim Network, pushed back, saying that she was invited earlier.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israeli fans direct monkey chants and military slogans at Ireland’s playerslist 2 of 3Morocco’s pro-Palestine protests challenge Rabat’s deepening Israel tieslist 3 of 3The Burnham bounce: Is Labour gaining ground against Reform?end of listFifteen candidates are in the race for former Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s old seat, including Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, who hopes to become a member of parliament.Since the seat was created in Holborn and St Pancras in 1983, the Labour Party has held it. Starmer was first elected in 2015 and held it until his resignation, which triggered the by-election.At the meeting, t...