Shadow Cabinet Office minister Jonathan Ashworth among those losing out as party suffers in urban areas with high Muslim populations
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Labour has lost three seats to pro-Gaza independent candidates and been run close by several others, as the impact of the Middle East crisis dented an otherwise jubilant night for Keir Starmer’s party.
Jonathan Ashworth, the party’s shadow Cabinet Office minister, was one of the highest-profile political casualties of the surge in support for pro-Palestinian candidates in urban areas with high Muslim populations.
Continue reading…Shadow Cabinet Office minister Jonathan Ashworth among those losing out as party suffers in urban areas with high Muslim populationsGeneral election 2024: live newsUK general election results live trackerLabour has lost three seats to pro-Gaza independent candidates and been run close by several others, as the impact of the Middle East crisis dented an otherwise jubilant night for Keir Starmer’s party.Jonathan Ashworth, the party’s shadow Cabinet Office minister, was one of the highest-profile political casualties of the surge in support for pro-Palestinian candidates in urban areas with high Muslim populations. Continue reading…