Muslim group issues Starmer with demands to win back lost votes over Gaza
by Amy Gibbons, Telegraph:
Campaign tells Labour leader he must commit to ‘real action’ if he wants to rebuild trust with pro-Palestinian voters.
A Muslim pressure group has issued Sir Keir Starmer with a list of 18 demands, including ending military ties with Israel, to win back voters who abandoned Labour over Gaza.
The Muslim Vote, a campaign to get Muslim voters to back pro-Palestine candidates, told the Labour leader that he must commit to “real action” and deliver on its requests if he is “serious” about his pledge to rebuild trust with those angered by his stance on the conflict.
As well as committing to cease all military ties with Israel, the demands include recognising Palestine as a state, pledging a travel ban on Israeli politicians involved in the war and apologising for Labour’s initial delay in calling for an immediate ceasefire.
The group warned Sir Keir that if he can’t commit to the “real policies”, its supporters will take their votes to the Green Party or Lib Dems.
Read also: Muslim voting campaign supported by groups investigated over extremism. The Muslim Vote coordinates voters to punish candidates they believe have not been supportive of Palestine by Genevieve Holl-Allen, Telegraph
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