The signs have been there since October last year, with local councillors sounding the alarm bell, that the Labour Party was losing the support of the UK’s Muslim community at a rapid rate.
As local councillors became increasingly disillusioned by Labour’s support for Israel, they, along with party members, started leaving it.
Instead of taking a moment to reflect or change the party’s position, the Labour Party continued its backing of Israel, with a party source briefing that they were simply “shaking off the fleas”.
This dismissive attitude of the party leadership towards Muslims and the importance of their vote has been a consistent theme for the last six months.
The local election results, as well as the Rochdale by-election, proved that Labour not only underestimated the power of the Muslim vote, but also highlighted the fact that Muslim voters were keen and able to find alternative options to the traditional parties…..more
