Holborn and St Pancras by-election result live: Greens concede Polanski ‘will come second’ as counting continues

The Independent Politics

Voters had the choice of 15 candidates to replace Sir Keir Starmer, who resigned from the House of Commons last month

Excerpt from The Independent Politics.

BBC Political editor Chris Mason discusses the by-election outcome and what it means for the Greens Party.

The newly elected Labour MP told the crowd, "whether you voted for me or not my commitment to this community runs deep".

Labour Party has won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, with Sagal Abdi-Wali receiving 12,292 votes.

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