First survey of party’s Muslim MPs, councillors and mayors reveals support for sanctions on Israel and arms exports ban
Labour is facing calls for action from a large group of its Muslim MPs, councillors and mayors, who believe Keir Starmer is mishandling the crisis in Gaza.
In the first-ever survey of the party’s Muslim representatives, 77% of respondents said they believed the government should end all UK arms exports to Israel and 84% supported sanctions against the Israeli government, the Labour Muslim Network (LMN) said. Nearly all respondents – 97% – said they supported the immediate recognition of the state of Palestine.
