Will Israel's war on Gaza influence the UK's election results?

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28 June, 2024


Millions of people will turn out to vote across the UK on 4 July in a general election likely to put the Labour Party back in power after 14 years in opposition.

Palestine - and Gaza in particular - is striking a particular chord with British Arabs who care deeply about the country's longstanding plight.

If anything, many British Arab voters are dissatisfied with how politicians have reacted to Israel's war on Gaza, vowing to neither Keir Starmer's Labour nor current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives.

We went along to a pre-election gathering of the British Arab community to find out why, and to speak to some prospective candidates.

Filmed and edited by Amira Saraya