“The British Muslim vote can no longer be taken for granted”

We spoke with Yahya Birt, a community historian and research director, who’s written extensively on Islam in Britain.

We delved into the evolving political engagement of British Muslims, the significant impact of Israel’s war on Gaza on voter sentiment and how the Labour Party’s Gaza stance may affect its future relationship with the UK Muslim community.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
04:22 History of UK Muslim political engagement
08:42 Labour's relationship with Muslims
12:00 Impact of Gaza on UK Muslim voters
20:46 Labour's Gaza stance
25:13 Thoughts on 'The Muslim Vote'
30:33 Grassroots mobilisation
37:38 Future of Muslim political engagement?

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