UK election 2024: British-Palestinian independent candidate Leanne Mohamad has narrowly lost the race for Labour shadow health secretary Wes Streeting's seat in Ilford North by a margin of just 528 votes.
Mohamad secured 15,119 votes in Thursday's UK general election, comprising around 32.2 percent of the vote, while Streeting won the East London seat with 15,647 votes, around 33.4 percent of the vote, a significant drop from his 2019 majority of 5,000.
A stalwart of the Labour Party's right wing, Streeting had seen demonstrations outside his constituency office over his stance on Gaza.
He had repeatedly opposed a ceasefire and insisted on Israel's right to self-defence.

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