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Has Labour repaired its relationship with British Muslims?
A year after Labour’s “historic break” from Muslim voters, the available data makes bleak reading for party strategists. But some see cause for optimism
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MPs banned Palestine Action while doctors told parliament of Gaza horrors
Vote to proscribe direct action group came as medics a few corridors away spoke of the Gaza healthcare system’s collapse under Israeli bombing
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MPs criticise halal slaughter debate: ‘about prejudice, not animals’
Rupert Lowe clashes with Muslim MPs during Westminster Hall debate on banning killing of animals without first stunning them
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Relationship between Labour and Muslims ‘at breaking point’ — internal survey
Labour Muslim Network surveyed hundreds of MPs, councillors and mayors and found most were highly critical of party’s handling of Islamophobia and Gaza
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Why is the French government so worried about the Muslim Brotherhood?
A report by senior civil servants warning that Islamists are infiltrating Europe’s civil and political institutions has caused a furore in Paris. What are their grounds for concern?
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Leeds councillor who tried to break up riots enters Green deputy leader race
Mothin Ali could become the only Muslim serving as leader or deputy leader of a major party in England and Wales
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155,000 more Muslim kids affected by two-child benefit cap than thought
Labour MPs and party’s Muslim network add to pressure on ministers to axe two-child benefit cap in light of Hyphen’s findings
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Minister grilled over ‘concerning’ Hyphen investigation into social homes
Green party housing lead Ellie Chowns took Labour’s Matthew Pennycook to task during debate on planning and infrastructure bill
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Just 6% of homes approved in Labour’s first six months were for social rent
Data from 119 councils shows that half didn’t greenlight a single council house between July and December 2024 — as 1.3m households languish on waiting lists
