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Tory shadow communities secretary Katie Lam criticized the Green Party's campaign video for a Holborn and St Pancras by-election, arguing that it is inappropriate to conduct political campaigning in languages other than English. The video features the Green Party leader speaking in Urdu and includes subtitles in the same language. Lam claims this practice should be banned as it appeals to group-based grievances, while the Green Party defends the approach, asserting that democracy should not discriminate by language and that the area's diversity warrants such inclusive communication methods. The by-election is scheduled for October 8.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-16,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event.
Claims extracted
13
claim-shaped sentences
Uncertain
8%
1 of 13 hedged
Leaning
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no quote in the article backed the model's score
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But the video has sparked backlash from MPs, with Tory shadow communities secretary Katie Lam branding the campaign “poisonous” and arguing that British political campaigning should be conducted strictly "in the language of public life".
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campaigning → spark → life
According to census data, around 10% of voters in Holborn and St Pancras are Bangladeshi, while 3% are Indian and less than 1% are Pakistani.
uncertain
% → accord → Holborn
Writing on X, Ms Lamm said: “Here's the leader of the Green Party, campaigning in Urdu.
asserted
leader → write → Urdu
“Attempting to appeal to group-based grievances by campaigning in foreign languages is poisonous.
asserted
Attempting → attempt → languages
“We must ban this practice for good.
asserted
We → ban → practice
Politics in our country should be conducted in the language of public life.”
asserted
Politics → conduct → life
The Green Party's video does feature subtitles, but those subtitles are also in Urdu, meaning English-speaking voters need a translation to understand the message.
asserted
voters → feature → message
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But the Greens have defended the video, saying it reflects the diversity of London.
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it → read → London
A Green Party spokesperson said: "The Greens believe that democracy doesn't discriminate by languages spoken.
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democracy → say → languages
Holborn and St Pancras is a true reflection of the diversity of London and of our country and we choose to embrace and celebrate that.
asserted
we → choose → that
“If we want to speak to people who speak Urdu, it makes sense to speak to them in Urdu.
asserted
it → want → Urdu
We're proud to reach voters in as many languages as possible".
asserted
We → reach → languages
The Holborn and St Pancras by-election will take place on October 8, with candidates including Zack Polanski (Greens), Sagal Abdi-Wali (Labour) and Ewan Cameron (Conservatives) battling for the seat vacated by former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer.
asserted
candidates → take → Starmer
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