LONDON
\nPro-Palestinian activists have presented a list of 18 demands to the leader of Britain\u2019s opposition Labour Party and said they will not vote for the party at the next general election if he does not fulfill them.
\nThe Muslim Vote, a campaign to get Muslim voters to back pro-Palestine candidates, has called for Sir Keir Starmer to promise to cut military ties with Israel, implement a travel ban on Israeli politicians involved in the war in Gaza and impose sanctions on companies operating in occupied territories.
\nThe group told Starmer he must commit to \u201creal action\u201d and deliver on its requests if he was \u201cserious\u201d about his pledge to rebuild trust with those angered by his stance on the conflict in Gaza, The Telegraph reported.
\nSupporters would vote for the Green Party or Liberal Democrats if he could not commit to their demands, it said.
\nLabour\u2019s campaign chief Pat McFadden acknowledged that Starmer\u2019s approach to the conflict had cost the party votes at last week\u2019s local elections.
\nSupport for Labour dropped dramatically in areas with a high Muslim populations, including Oldham in Greater Manchester, where the party lost overall control of the council in a shock defeat.
\nAfter the result, Starmer said he was determined to regain the trust of those who abandoned Labour as a result of his stance on the Gaza war but did not make any concrete pledges on the matter.
\nThe Muslim Vote challenged Starmer with committing to the 18 demands and implementing them should he become the next prime minister.
\nThey include removing the definition of extremism introduced by Secretary of State for Leveling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove and issuing guidance that allows Muslims to pray at school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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