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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Samira Shackle

In a London borough home to many Muslims, Labour loses appeal over Gaza

A demonstrator holds a placard referencing Labour Party leader Keir Starmer as people protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza [File: Hollie Adams/Reuters]

London, United Kingdom – For Sophia Naqvi, a longtime Labour Party activist, the lightbulb moment came just days into the current Middle East crisis.

On October 11, four days after Hamas killed Israeli citizens and took many captive, Israel was responding with an aggressive campaign of air attacks and blockades. The Labour leader Keir Starmer gave an interview to the radio station LBC.

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