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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

British Muslims losing trust in Labour over its handling of Israel-Gaza war

Keir Starmer wearing a blue shirt
Keir Starmer’s net favourability has dropped by 4 percentage points since 2021. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Labour has much work to do to retain support among Muslim voters, a senior party figure has said as a poll suggested the party had lost a portion of its Muslim voter base over its handling of the Israel-Gaza war.

Only 60% of British Muslims who backed Labour at the 2019 general election are willing to do so again at the next general election expected this year, the survey finds.

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