UK elections

Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber and plasterer won with almost 15,000 votes. She becomes the fifth sitting MP in the 650-seat British parliament for the Greens, which wants higher taxes for the wealthy and is avowedly pro-Palestinian.

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Pro-Palestine Green candidate Hannah Spencer wins UK by-election

Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber won Gorton and Denton with almost 15,000 votes. She becomes the fifth Green MP in the 650-seat British parliament

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

27 February, 2026

Northern Ireland

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Pro-Palestinian Sinn Fein becomes N. Ireland's biggest party

The New Arab Staff

10 May, 2022

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Polls close in UK elections with historic N.Ireland result predicted

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

06 May, 2022

Rebecca Long-Bailey

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Rebecca Long-Bailey says international law should help Palestine

The New Arab

18 February, 2020

bojo and bibi

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UK's prime minister Boris Johnson to pass anti-BDS law

The New Arab

16 December, 2019

British elections - Getty

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Polls open as Britain votes in 'Brexit election'

The New Arab & agencies

12 December, 2019

UK elections

Lebanese-style identity politics set tone for UK elections

Karim Traboulsi

05 May, 2016

UK parliament

UK foreign policy

UK election: policy on the Middle East

Sahdyr Dahr

28 April, 2015