Gaza ranks above the economy in determining how Muslim voters in Britain will vote, according to polling conducted by JL Partners for think tank Policy Exchange. Polling shows differences in political attitudes which have grown very stark indeed:
- 60% of British Muslim respondents would consider voting for a pro-Gaza independent candidate specifically to prevent Labour from winning locally. Labour is now as unpopular as Reform or the Conservatives…
- 52% of British Muslim respondents support criminalising public depictions of Prophet Muhammad; 63% support criminalising burning holy books.
- 24% of British Muslims surveyed believe violence can be a legitimate response to someone burning the Qur’an or depicting Prophet Muhammad. Compared to 10% of the general population…
- Around one in seven British Muslim respondents hold a favourable view of ISIS (16%) and Al-Qaeda (15%). A quarter (25%) view Hamas favourably.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has a net positive favourability rating (+4) among the British Muslim respondents.
- 45% of British Muslim respondents believe Jews have too much power over the media, 42% over banking, and 43% over weapons manufacturing. Among Muslim university graduates, 50% believe Jews have too much power over the media…
- Labour’s vote share among British Muslims in the polled areas has dropped from 41% at the 2024 general election to 33% current voting intention. With the Greens surging from 18% to 27%…
- 9% of British Muslim respondents say they have handed their blank ballot paper to another person during an election. Double the general population rate…
- 63% of British Muslim respondents rank their religious identity as the most important part of their personal identity, versus 12% for the general population. Only 12% of Muslim respondents rank British national identity first, compared to 43% of the general public…
- 48% of British Muslim respondents support banning all Israeli-built technology from the NHS.
- Among 18–24-year-old British Muslims, pro-Gaza independent candidates are the leading voting choice, 43% select Israel-Gaza as a top-three local election issue.
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