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There's a lot here to be sickened by, but for some reason the "do you understand what's happening?" really got me. What's happening, Zia? Explain it to us. Use your words. Say it out loud. No no, not "wink wink, nudge nudge, you know..." Why is it a problem she's nominated? Say it, coward.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social

Zia Yusuf has tweeted this about the leader of Camden Council, Sagal Abdi-Wali, who has lived in Camden for over 35 years, after arriving as a child refugee in the early 1990s. (Nadhim Zahawi, born in Baghdad to an Iraqi Kurdish family, came to the UK as an 11 year old:should be asked about this)

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How is she 'foisted'? She has deeper local roots than the average candidate for Westminster elections (eg Farage). And the electorate is free to reject her. I have a sneaking feeling that this is all about genes. That is, the candidate is a woman. Can't think why else Zia has taken against her.

Brown guy who emigrated to the UK when 11 throwing shade & shit at black woman who emigrated to the UK when 7 is peak Reform UK racist hatred writ large. Literally the only difference between them is she’s darker than him. Right?!?

I tried asking the Reform/Restore headbangers once what they meant when one of them put a similar post on the local Facebook community page. Their response was very evasive, and when pushed further just snapped back that I "was a lost cause, if I'm too blind to see what they are doing"

If we think he didn’t think about it we are mistaken. He will say that Labour is encouraging illegal migration to make them Labour voters and therefore win the next election.

What I can see has happened and is happening is a refugee fled her country,came to Britain and worked her way up the political ladder. To be commended. Now Zia,what’s happening with you cause I see nothing positive beside your name.

Given that last year Yusuf was rapped on the knuckles for calling his colleague dumb when she suggested a burka ban, I wonder if this is overcompensation or just self-loathing.