Draft:Pro-Palestinian activism in the 2024 United Kingdom general election

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During the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the topic of the invasion of Gaza by Israeli forces was a major point of contention and discussion for various parties and extraparliamentary groups and organisations. The victorious Labour Party was especially criticised over previous stances on the conflict, and saw losses in vote share and seats in areas throughout England with large Muslim populations - with several Labour politicians, some senior, losing their seats or seeing their majorities precipitously reduced.

Six independent candidates were elected at the general election - the most elected at a general election since XXXX - four of which were so-called 'Gaza Independents', and another the re-election of veteran MP Jeremy Corbyn. These five all gained their seats from the Labour Party, with Palestine a key part of their campaigns.^[1][2]

The performance of the independents drew concern over their deleterious impact on the Labour vote, in particular as to the ongoing relationship between Muslim voters and the Labour party, and whether the party addressing issues - in government - that were the priorities of the electorate in general would be sufficient to ensure support returned, or at least maintained and did not deteriorate further. Contrasts were also made to Labour's ability to improve their support and image among Jewish voters, after years of antisemitism allegations, and also within the context of Islamophobic behaviours and attitudes in many of Britain's established political parties.^{[not verified in body]}