Topic: Elections
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Starmer should run a mile from Blair’s advice on Muslims
Britain’s former prime minister let racism and Islamophobia flourish. If Starmer wants to win back Muslim support, he can’t make the same mistakes
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What can a mock election at an east London state school teach us about the future of politics in the UK?
The way these students mobilised shows how Gaza has been a catalyst for wider political participation
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France shifts to the left, but risk of policy paralysis looms
Left-wing bloc New Popular Front won the most votes in the election, but without a majority leaves France in uncertainty
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The impact of Muslim voters at the 2024 election was even bigger than you think
Labour lost more than 300,000 votes in areas with the highest Muslim populations, leaving it with fewer supporters overall than it had in 2019
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First-time Muslim candidates make up most diverse parliament in history
Labour’s Sadik Al-Hassan took the Tory stronghold of North Somerset in a historic first, while a number of independents won on a pro-Palestine stance
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New independent MP Iqbal Mohamed: ‘We have taken democracy back’
Pro-Palestine candidate fought off Labour’s Heather Iqbal, with young Muslim voters seen as key to his victory
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Muslim voters credited for election of five independent pro-Palestinian MPs
Candidates running on a ceasefire ticket won more than 300,000 votes, forcing Keir Starmer’s party into second place in seats across the UK
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Starmer promises ‘sunlight of hope’ but daunting challenges lie ahead
Nothing can take away from the scale of the new prime minister’s victory, but Labour now has to begin to deliver on its pledges to the British public
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Labour sweeps to power as leader Starmer vows to bring change
Conservatives set to suffer historic defeat as voters punished the party for a cost of living crisis, failing public services and a series of scandals