In four areas with a large percentage of Muslim constituents, seasoned Labour MPs lost their seats to independent candidates running on pro-Palestinian campaigns.
Exit poll suggests Labour's Keir Starmer to become UK's next PM, with party set to win 410 seats, ending Conservative rule amid voter discontent over cost of living and political instability.
Victoria Starmer, the Labour leader's wife, is Jewish, and the family keeps some Shabbat traditions such as performing kiddush and having challah.
The rise in Jewish support for Labour, according to JPR, corresponded with a decline in support for the Conservative Party's internal turmoil.
Unlike the recent moves by Ireland, Spain, Norway, and Slovenia which recognized the non-existent Palestinian state outright, the Labour commitment to recognizing a Palestinian state is nuanced.
With Labour well ahead in the polls before an election later this year, Starmer is keen to present a united front to voters, but the conflict in Gaza has tested that unity.
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer makes a definitive effort to purge antisemitism from the party and announces that Jeremy Corbyn will not stand as their candidate in the next election.
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