Conservatives select candidate for Holborn and St Pancras by-election in bid to win Keir Starmer's seat

Ewan Cameron has been selected as the Tory candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.

He told local members that Kemi Badenoch "needs to come over a bit more soft and fluffy" in interviews.

Mr Cameron has been an active member of the Conservative and Unionist Party for over 30 years.

He moved to Camden in 1997.

Mr Cameron served as Vice-Chair for Licensing and was a lead member on Development Control at council level.

This selection comes following the Green Party and Labour announcing their candidates.

Sagal Abdi-Wali, a Somali refugee and leader of Camden Council, will run for Andy Burnham's Party in a bid to retain the London constituency.

Ms Abdi-Wali, born in Somalia and brought to the UK with her family as a refugee, has spent more than a decade working with Camden communities.

She has also worked as a school governor and community activist, alongside her role in local government.

Zack Polanski was confirmed as the Green Party's candidate for the vacant seat.

Green Party MP for Gorton and Denton Hannah Spencer said local party members "overwhelmingly" chose London Assembly member Mr Polanski over local councillor Hamza Chowdhury for the nomination.

She said Mr Polanski was "someone who always speaks up for people, someone who is not afraid of the constant attempt to undermine him or tear him down, someone sensitive, someone who does everything always with the very best of intentions, someone who is just like the rest of us, human".

Mr Polanski said: "The Greens might be the underdog in this election, but we have the momentum, and we can win.

"It’s clear everyone knows it’s the Green Party against Labour, and before May we had one councillor here, and now we have 10.

"Last weekend we had so many people on the streets that we delivered leaflets to the entire constituency in just a few hours."

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