{"id":2289530,"date":"2024-07-05T13:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T17:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labour-party-celebration-dimmed-by-pro-palestinian-candidate-wins-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T13:38:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T17:38:47","slug":"labour-party-celebration-dimmed-by-pro-palestinian-candidate-wins-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labour-party-celebration-dimmed-by-pro-palestinian-candidate-wins-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour Party celebration dimmed by pro-Palestinian candidate wins &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flabour-party-celebration-dimmed-by-pro-palestinian-candidate-wins-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289530&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-responds-to-myanmars-military-coup-we-will-take-action\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Responds To Myanmar\u2019s Military Coup: We \u2018Will Take Action\u2019\">recent elections<\/a> in \u2063the UK, the Labour Party celebrated a victory but faced setbacks in areas with high Muslim populations.\u200d Pro-Palestinian candidates won in close contests, causing Labour Party candidates to lose seats. Labour Party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">leader<\/a> Keir Starmer&#8217;s expected minister lost\u2063 to a pro-Palestinian candidate. This trend continued in other areas, with independents winning over Labour Party candidates. The Labour \u200dParty&#8217;s\u2063 stance on the conflict in the Middle East, straddling the fence between wanting the fighting to stop\u200c but also supporting Israel&#8217;s right to \u200cdefend itself, did not sit well with the British Muslim population. This led to the election of pro-Palestinian candidates and a loss of support for the Labour Party among certain voters. \u2064Despite these challenges,\u200b the Labour \u200dParty \u200dhas committed to recognizing a Palestinian state in the future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Labour Party celebration dimmed by pro-Palestinian candidate wins<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/barnini-chakraborty\/\">Barnini Chakraborty<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-05T13:23:11-04:00\">July 5, 2024 1:23 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1690681\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Britain\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/labour-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Labour Party\">Labour Party<\/a> might have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3070668\/labour-party-projected-landslide-victory-in-uk-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Labour Party\">swept into office<\/a>, but it suffered setbacks and near misses in at least four close contests in\u00a0areas with high <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muslims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Muslim\">Muslim<\/a> populations.<\/p>\n<p>The party, which has relied in the past on the support of Muslims and other minority groups, saw its vote fall 10 points in seats where Muslims make up more than 10% of the votes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/pro-gaza-candidates-dent-labours-uk-election-victory-2024-07-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> <em>Reuters<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3070757\/five-things-know-about-landslide-victory-labour-party-uk-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE LANDSLIDE VICTORY FOR LABOUR PARTY IN UK ELECTIONS\"><strong>FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE LANDSLIDE VICTORY FOR LABOUR PARTY IN UK ELECTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Labour Party leader Keir Starmer smiles as he speaks to his supporters at the Tate Modern in London, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo\/Kin Cheung)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The highest-profile casualty was Jonathan Ashworth, a Shadow Cabinet minister. Ashworth, who had been expected to serve in Keir Starmer\u2019s new government, lost to <a href=\"https:\/\/shockatadam.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Shockat Adam\">Shockat Adam<\/a>, a pro-Palestinian candidate. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is for the people of Gaza,\u201d Adam said, holding up a Palestinian kaffiyeh scarf at his victory party. He won his Leicester South seat by less than 1,000 votes. <\/p>\n<p>Pro-Gaza independents also won in Blackburn and Dewsbury and Batley, forcing their Labour rivals into second. The same scenario played out in Islington North, where Jeremy Corbyn, a pro-Palestinian activist who has been accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2023\/mar\/27\/jeremy-corbyn-not-stand-labour-next-election-keir-starmer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"anti-semitism\">antisemitism<\/a> in the past, won. Corbyn was formerly the leader of the Labour Party, but last year, Starmer blocked him from running in his Islington North seat. When Corbyn announced he was running as an independent, he was expelled from the party.<\/p>\n<p>In Blackburn, Kate Hollern lost by 132 votes to Adnan Hussain, who ran as an independent. <\/p>\n<p>In Dewsbury and Batley, Heather Iqbal, a former adviser to Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, lost by nearly 7,000 votes to Iqbal Mohamed, the <em>Guardian <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/article\/2024\/jul\/05\/labour-loses-three-seats-to-pro-palestinian-candidates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>. In Birmingham\u2019s Perry Barr, Khalid Mahmood, the former Labour member of Parlieament, lost to independent Ayoub Khan. <\/p>\n<p>The quadruple wins come as the Labour Party has somewhat straddled the fence on the war in the Middle East. While it says it wants the fighting to stop, it has also backed Israel\u2019s right to defend itself. The position has not sat well with Britain\u2019s Muslim population of 3.9 million, who came out Thursday to vote and have their voices heard. <\/p>\n<p>The news didn\u2019t come as a total surprise. Labour officials had been warning that many of their candidates would feel the pinch from pro-Palestinian candidates.  <\/p>\n<p>Britain\u2019s new prime minister had received pushback for comments he made early in the war, claiming Israel had the right to withhold power and water from civilians trapped in Gaza. The\u00a0backlash grew when his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-faces-mounting-pressure-to-act-in-ethiopian-conflict\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Faces Mounting Pressure to Act in Ethiopian Conflict\">party refused<\/a> to back a Scottish National Party motion demanding an immediate ceasefire in the region. The party has since committed to recognizing a Palestinian state, though it has not set a timeline for when that would happen. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been a long Labour supporter \u2026 but no more, not my family. We are not supporting Labour,\u201d Rafit Hussain, 51, a shop owner in the historically Labour-voting Oldham, told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/pro-gaza-candidates-dent-labours-uk-election-victory-2024-07-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Reuters\">Reuters<\/a><\/em>. \u201cGenocide is happening in front of our eyes, and nothing\u2019s been done about it \u2026 which is very upsetting and very sad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/hyphenonline.com\/2024\/06\/11\/poll-most-voters-concerned-about-the-crisis-in-gaza-would-consider-voting-independent-muslim-vote-uk-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Savanta poll \">Savanta poll <\/a>last month, 44% of Muslim voters ranked the war as one of their top five issues, with 86% saying they would consider backing an independent running on that platform. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2838648\/house-republicans-protect-trump-reelection-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER \">CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite the\u00a0pushback, Labour still won 412 of the seats in the British Parliament\u2019s 650-seat House of Commons, its highest amount of seats since 2001, when Tony Blair easily won reelection.<\/p>\n<p>The Conservatives held 121.  <\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1690681\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1690681\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Labour Party in Britain experienced setbacks in areas with high Muslim populations, with pro-Palestinian candidates winning in close contests. 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