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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea Political correspondent

‘Constant abuse’: three UK candidates on their election 2024 experience

Yvette Cooper out on an urban street with a police woman on one side of her and a police man on the other
Home secretary, Yvette Cooper, with police in Lewisham, shortly after Labour’s election win. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA

For several candidates, the 2024 UK general election was the worst they had experienced. Some described being filmed and chased down the street while campaigning; others stopped attending hustings or only did so with police protection.

It was marked by an increase in tensions over the Israel-Gaza war, with Labour candidates coming under strong pressure over their record on the issue. Several pro-Palestinian independent candidates ended up winning in former Labour strongholds.

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