{"id":"e0ddcd98-c3aa-4704-8acf-446e6ac5a32d","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/06/zia-yusuf-reform-uk-post-camden-council-leader-sagal-abdi-wali","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Zia Yusuf’s post about Camden council leader is ‘straightforward racism’, says minister","plainHeadline":"Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf accused of racism over Holborn by-election post","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Zia Yusuf described as making a racist claim about Labour's Holborn frontrunner.","Sagal Abdi-Wali, Camden council leader, is identified as Labour’s candidate favourite.","Reform UK figures and Labour condemn the post as racist during Birmingham conference.","Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds calls the post 'straightforward racism' on Sky News.","Abdi-Wali's background: Somali refugee and Camden council leader with community service."],"topics":["Politics","Economy","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-06T10:02:01.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T10:30:01.054Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/f1543b2c-be51-4e12-ab73-1edb1ebd295d","storyId":"f1543b2c-be51-4e12-ab73-1edb1ebd295d","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/265fa4b3ff3437d829e4c3b0982c687299c3a847/526_0_4531_3624/master/4531.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=17c72633268c597a477e3f65306ca159","author":"Josh Halliday","dek":"Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson has faced criticism within party after post about Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee"}