LONDON: Pro-Palestine election candidates in the UK could unseat top government ministers at the next general election, leading pollsters have said.
Figures including Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood will likely face major battles to keep their seats despite Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to potentially recognize a Palestinian state, The Independent reported on Saturday.
At the last election in 2024, a pro-Palestine candidate unseated a key member of Starmer’s team, Jonathan Ashworth. Streeting retained his seat but with a tiny majority of 528, down from 5,198 in 2019.
Mounting public anger over Britain’s response to the Gaza war could cause major embarrassment for the government at the next election, pollsters say.
Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labour leader and now independent MP, has announced a new party that could also take a chunk of votes from the government by highlighting the Gaza crisis.
