Mr Hussain’s campaign had the support of local councillors who resigned from Labour in protest over the party’s reaction to the Israel-Hamas conflict and formed the 4BwD group
Independent candidate Adnan Hussain overturned Labour’s 18,000-plus majority in Blackburn in a historic victory and said: “This is for Gaza.”
READ MORE: General Election Lancashire live results 2024 as Labour make huge gains taking key seats from Conservatives Referring to Sir Keir Starmer, he said: “For a leader of a party to say it is fair to cut off the food, the water and electricity to a besieged population is something that’s truly unforgivable. And today Blackburn you have shown you will not accept injustice no matter who it’s against and this injustice has been against the Gazans.”
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