Parliament has 5 new unbiased Professional-Gaza MPs – together with Jeremy Corbyn – who received seats after squeezing the Labour vote in Muslim areas by campaigning for a Free Palestine.
Barrister Ayoub Khan, who give up the Lib Dems over Gaza, is the brand new MP for Perry Barr who left Labour rival Khalid Mahmood near tears in a defeat the place he used TikTok to harness the youth vote.
Native optician Shockat Adam additionally used Instagram and WhatsApp as he compelled out Labour stalwart Jonathan Ashworth MP for Leicester South in one other enormous shock.
IT marketing consultant Iqbal Mohammed give up Labour after Sir Keir Starmer tried to justify Israel’s actions in Gaza on LBC and received Dewsbury and Batley after splitting the Muslim vote.
Whereas one other lawyer, Adnan Hussain, unseated Labour in Blackburn doing the identical – however firebrand George Galloway failed to show up for the outcome when he misplaced Rochdale in a single day.
Jeremy Corbyn was thrown out of Labour however is once more MP as an unbiased for Islington North after he advised voters that ‘Palestine is on the poll’ on polling day and created a emblem utilizing the colors of the Palestinian flag.
Ayoub Khan, an unbiased, wore a free Palestine flag-style scarf after he beat Labour’s Khalid Mahmood in Perry Barr, Birmingham
Unbiased candidate Adnan Hussain (centre) celebrates with associates, household and supporters exterior King George’s Corridor in Blackburn as we speak
Enormous crowds turned out in Blackburn to greet Mr Hussain, who ran on a pro-Gaza ticket
Mr Hussain, is the brand new MP for Blackburn, Shockat Adam, has shocked by changing into MP for Leicester South
Iqbal Mohamed is MP for Dewsbury and Batley
Former Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn speaks to the media after he’s declared winner of the North Islington Parliamentary seat
Mr Corbyn tweeted this on polling day
It means the 5 males, all calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, outnumber the 4 Reform MPs led by Nigel Farage.
YouGov polling forward of the overall election revealed that that Labour Occasion assist amongst British Pakistanis and Bangladeshis fell to below half at 44 per cent.
4 years in the past, when Mr Corbyn was in cost, this was at 90 per cent.
Whereas the Labour Occasion’s place on Gaza has not dented its landslide Basic Election win, a number of of its candidates misplaced to unbiased challengers campaigning on a pro-Palestine platform.
And there might have been greater than 5 new unbiased MPs like this with Labour’s Wes Streeting, Rushanara Ali and Shabana Mahmood holding on.
Jess Phillips used her victory speech to declare that the marketing campaign for her Birmingham Yardley seat was ‘the worst election I’ve ever stood in’ – as she was drowned out by boos and jeers by pro-Palestinian supporters after she beat an unbiased by simply 693.
The Birmingham MP appeared livid and yelled: ‘I perceive {that a} robust lady standing as much as you is met with such reticence’ earlier than asking for the mob to be thrown out. She added: ‘I did not deliver my kids right here tonight, as a result of I knew this could occur and so they deserve higher.’
Sir Keir Starmer was additionally heckled with shouts of ‘Free Palestine’ each on the polling station in his Holborn and St Pancras constituency and at his election depend as he was declared to have received his seat.
Labour frontbencher Jonathan Ashworth was unseated by an unbiased in Leicester South.
Mr Ashworth, the shadow paymaster normal who has made media appearances for the social gathering throughout Labour’s election marketing campaign, was defeated by unbiased candidate Shockat Adam.
His predominant insurance policies embody ‘standing for international peace and justice’, and he writes on his web site: ‘I’ll champion Leicester’s values of worldwide peace and justice, which have been uncared for by the present authorities. Our constituency MP refused to vote for a ceasefire to finish the bloodshed in Gaza, ensuing within the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of harmless civilians.’
In Dewsbury and Batley, unbiased candidate Iqbal Mohamed, whose key focus areas embody a ceasefire and peace settlement in Gaza, beat the Labour candidate Heather Iqbal.
In Blackburn, Labour’s Kate Hollern misplaced to Adnan Hussain, who stated in his on-line assertion to voters: ‘I promise to make your considerations towards the injustice being inflicted towards the folks of Gaza be heard within the locations the place our so-called representatives failed.’
Labour’s Jess Phillips is booed as she wins her normal election depend after being carefully run by Jody McIntyre, one other pro-Gaza unbiased
Khalid Mahmood of Labour loses the events 24 12 months reign in Perry Barr – and appeared near tears
Ex-Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn in the meantime ran as an unbiased and efficiently retained his long-held seat of Islington North in London. He beat his Labour rival by greater than 7,000 votes.
He has lengthy been a pro-Palestine voice and his platform included demanding an finish to the occupation of Palestinian Territories.
Unbiased candidate Faiza Shaheen blamed Labour for letting former Tory chief Sir Iain Duncan Smith win in Chingford and Woodford Inexperienced, saying the vote was cut up between her and her Labour challenger.
Ms Shaheen was dropped by Labour as its candidate for Chingford and Woodford Inexperienced after liking a collection of posts on social media platform X that allegedly downplayed antisemitism allegations.
She wrote on X: ‘Our vote was a mix of these appalled by how I used to be handled, those that took subject with having an imposed candidate who did not know us, those that have been by no means going to vote Labour after Starmer’s stance on Gaza, and people who have by no means voted earlier than.
‘Labour cut up the vote the second they deselected me.’
Sir Keir’s place on the Gaza battle has beforehand triggered unease amongst some in his social gathering, with the chief going through criticism for not calling for a right away ceasefire sooner.
In its manifesto, the Labour social gathering dedicated to recognising a Palestinian state.
The Labour Occasion confronted setbacks within the native elections in some beforehand protected areas, significantly these with massive Muslim populations.
Labour’s Paul Waugh in the meantime received Rochdale from Employees Occasion chief George Galloway, simply months after he received the seat in a shock by-election dominated by the Gaza struggle.
Mr Galloway, a former Labour and Respect member, swept to victory in Rochdale in February gaining nearly 40% of the vote.
Palestine has been a significant theme of Mr Galloway’s political profession, all through which he has voiced ferocious opposition to British and US international insurance policies, each within the Center East and, extra lately, of their assist for Ukraine.
