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Not just about Gaza: the Muslim voters turning from Labour to the Greens
UK NewsPolitics•April 10, 2026 at 11:54 AMNational

Not just about Gaza: the Muslim voters turning from Labour to the Greens

By Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Campaigning in Newcastle before next month’s local elections shows the rise of the far right, the climate and cost of living are concerning voters as much as the Middle EastMohammed Suleman, a self-described “straight-talking Geordie”, doesn’t love politics. The taxi driver and businessman prefers to focus on community initiatives. But when the time came, he voted Labour as the lesser of two evils.Then came the war in Gaza. Continue reading...

Campaigning in Newcastle before next month’s local elections shows the rise of the far right, the climate and cost of living are concerning voters as much as the Middle East

Mohammed Suleman, a self-described “straight-talking Geordie”, doesn’t love politics. The taxi driver and businessman prefers to focus on community initiatives. But when the time came, he voted Labour as the lesser of two evils.

Then came the war in Gaza.

Continue reading...

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