Labour Loses 5 Seats to Pro-Palestinian Independents

Published on July 5, 2024

Labour has lost five seats to independent challengers, including former leader Jeremy Corbyn, after they campaigned on a pro-Palestine platform. While the Labour Party won a landslide victory in the UK general election on Friday, ending 14 years of Tory rule, some of its large majorities were overturned by pro-Gaza independent candidates, who capitalised on Muslim frustrations over Israel and Palestine. The Israel–Hamas war began on Oct. 7 when Hamas terrorists, who control Gaza, led attacks on Israel, killing over 1,200 people, including children, and taking over 240 hostages. Protesters have been since calling for a ceasefire and an end to the conflict as well as civilian deaths in the Gaza Strip....

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