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In Ilford North, Leanne Mohamad and the British left set their sights on Labour
A new coalition, angry at Labour's response to Gaza and failure to challenge the rich, believes it can defeat MPs like Wes Streeting
from #MiddleEastEye #MEE
By Oscar Rickett
16 July 2025 08:30 BST
On stage, a young #British-#Palestinian woman is joined by two lions of the political left: Andrew Feinstein, a former ANC member of the South African parliament turned campaigner and arms trade investigator, and Jeremy Corbyn, the former #Labour Party leader turned independent MP.
Aged 24, #LeanneMohamad, born and raised in Ilford, ran as an independent candidate against Health Secretary Wes Streeting, the Labour right-wing's favoured son and a man tipped as a future prime minister, in the #UK's 2024 General Election.
Surfing a rising tide of anger about Labour's response to #Israel's war on #Gaza, Mohamad lost by just 528 votes.
4 #labour mps have had the whip removed Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff, and Rachel Maskell, who said "I believe I am voting for the people who really matter, the poorest people in society"
Well done all of you !
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