Pro-Palestinian Independents Enter Parliament After Beating Labour Party
According to an analysis from the BBC, Labour saw its vote decline by an average of 11 per cent in constituencies with at least a ten per cent Muslim population.
A pro-Palestine MP who won his seat by just 132 votes argued there was “no difference” between the Israeli Government and terror group Isis, unearthed footage has revealed.
Adnan Hussain, who defeated Labour’s Kate Hollern to become Blackburn’s independent MP, entered the House of Commons after campaigning against Sir Keir Starmer’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war.
Hussain’s victory in Blackburn ended Labour’s 79-year grip on the Lancashire town.
Blackburn is a city with a much higher number of Muslim voters. Around 35 per cent of residents identified as Muslim, with eight out of 17 wards having a Muslim majority.
The solicitor-turned-MP received 10,518 votes, with Labour trailing in second on 10,386.
The Workers Party ended up in third on 7,105, with Reform UK and the Conservative Party receiving 4,844 and 3,474 respectively.
Four MPs lost to pro-Gaza candidates, with former Shadow Work & Pensions Secretary Jonathan Ashworth missing out by 979 votes.
Such was the scale of the Muslim defections from Labour that shadow minister Jonathan Ashworth lost his seat to a pro-Palestinian independent in Leicester South, wiping away his previous majority of over 22,000 votes and losing by 979 votes to independent Shockat Adam, who declared upon his victory “this is for Gaza”.
Birmingham Perry Barr, Dewsbury & Batley and Islington North were also lost to pro-Palestine independent candidates.
Jeremy Corbyn was the biggest figure to win at the expense of Labour.
https://www.gbnews.com/politics/pro-palestine-mp-adnan-hussain-israel-isis
