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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu and Kiran Stacey

Labour must win back voters’ trust over Gaza, say Rachel Reeves and Sadiq Khan

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves speaking at a podium at the Association of British Insurers in the City of London.
Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, said: ‘I regret whenever someone decides that they can’t bring themselves to vote for the Labour party.’ Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

Two of Labour’s most senior figures have admitted the party has lost the trust of some voters over its response to the Israel-Gaza conflict and will have to “engage and listen” to win them back.

Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, expressed her regret over people who “couldn’t bring themselves” to back Labour at last week’s local elections, while London mayor Sadiq Khan said the whole party had to regain lost trust.

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