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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Chaminda Jayanetti

Labour sends activists to 13 seats where it fears losing Muslim voters over Gaza

Keir Starmer clarified that Israel should not withhold humanitarian aid after first saying, on LBC, that it had the right to withhold power and water in Gaza.
Keir Starmer clarified that Israel should not withhold humanitarian aid after first saying, on LBC, that it had the right to withhold power and water in Gaza. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Labour is directing activists to campaign in seats with substantial Muslim populations, over fears that some voters have been alienated by the party’s stance on Gaza.

Its campaigning efforts are mostly being concentrated on Conservative and SNP seats in an attempt to secure a potentially record-breaking majority. However, there are 13 Labour-held seats where Muslims make up at least a fifth of the electorate which the party is telling its activists to target.

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