The Muslim Vote Compaign in Britain to persuade Muslims to vote in general election

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – A new campaign “The Muslim Vote”, backed by 25 Muslim organisations, has been launched to persuade Muslims to vote for a candidate in the general election.

As the compaign says the candidate should commit to three pledges: Peace in Palestine – ceasefire, sanction Israel, and a state for the Palestinians; Discrimination Ended: root out Islamophobia and discrimination across healthcare, education, political, media, employment and justice systems; and Investment to end Inequities: substantial increase in funding and investment for the NHS, local businesses, home building and home ownership in the 10 per cent poorest constituencies in the UK.

The movement’s website gives details of all constituencies where the voting population is more than ten per cent Muslim, and lists which MPs voted against an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on 15 November 2023.

It offers help in questioning candidates on their stand and advice on which candidate to back.

Among the organisations endorsing this campaign are the Muslim Councils of Wales and Scotland, MEND – Muslim engagement and development, the Islam Channel, Muslim Census and the Muslim Association of Britain.

The name or organising group behind the movement is not stated, but a statement on the website says: “Ultimately success is that the Muslim vote acts as one and emphatically supports those MPs who backed the ceasefire and protests against those who did not”.