(National-UAE) Labour’s support among Britain’s Muslims fell by nearly a third at this year’s general election over its stance on the war in Gaza, figures show.
Despite Labour’s landslide victory, securing a 174-seat majority, four independent pro-Palestinian candidates had shock wins in the election, including taking the seat of shadow secretary of state for work and pensions Jonathan Ashworth.
Another independent candidate, British-Palestinian Leanne Mohamad, came within 500 votes of defeating Wes Streeting, who is now health secretary.
The data produced in a report into the attitudes of Britain’s ethnic minorities by think tank UK in a Changing Europe reveals the extent to which many Muslim voters switched from their long-standing allegiance to Labour.
