More than 150 members of the Muslim community gathered for a public meeting Preston’s Labour Party has been warned not to take the support of Muslim voter
Examining the case for free parking in PrestonPreston’s Labour Party has been warned not to take the support of Muslim voters for granted, amid mounting anger about the national leadership’s stance on the war in Gaza.More than 150 members of the Muslim community gathered for a public meeting on Thursday evening to present their concerns to councillors from the ruling Labour group on Preston City Council.
“I think that the overwhelming view was that, at a local level, the councillors haven’t done as much as they can to represent the views of the Muslim community and stand by them. However, he stressed that the ruling group at the town hall had not been ignoring the issue, but having “intense talks” about how to respond to a fast-moving situation.“The Labour group has been talking about it constantly and discussing how to represent our constituents – and was one of the first Labour groups in the country to ask for a ceasefire,” Cllr Rawlinson said.
“If Keir Starmer was the prime minister and there were lots of Labour councillors resigning, that would put a lot of pressure on him. But he’s not the prime minister and so he’s not the guy in the hot seat who’s having talks with other countries – so we just don’t feel it would be productive.
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