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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

Labour may fail to grab target seats as young voters turn away over Gaza and climate

Keir Starmer shaking hands with a nurse on a hospital ward
Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, on a visit to Kings Mill hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield. His party may have alienated urban progressive voters, say experts. Photograph: Jacob King/PA

Labour risks losing in a number of its target seats as previously loyal progressive voters turn away from the party, senior party figures and polling experts have warned.

Experts said Keir Starmer’s party could struggle to win as many as a dozen of its key targets, and could even lose two of the seats it now holds, as a result of alienating some Muslims and younger progressive voters angered by its stance on Gaza and the climate crisis.

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