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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu, Josh Halliday, Peter Walker and Aneesa Ahmed

Labour at risk of taking Muslim voters for granted, says thinktank

George Galloway
George Galloway used a victory speech to herald what he called a ‘shifting of the tectonic plates’ in British politics. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Keir Starmer has been told that Labour risks taking its Muslim voters for granted, as MPs said the party had a fight on its hands to win back support lost over its position on the Israel-Gaza war.

The warning came after George Galloway swept to a stunning victory in the Rochdale byelection, winning nearly 40% of the vote after a contest beset by chaos and controversy, dominated by the Middle East conflict.

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