Five Pro-Gaza, Pro-Palestine Independents Win UK Parliament Seats in Unprecedented Breakthrough

Jul 5, 2024, 02:27 PM

In an unprecedented electoral breakthrough, five pro-Palestine independent candidates have won seats in the UK parliament following Thursday's general election. The newly elected MPs are Jeremy Corbyn for Islington North, Shockat Adam for Leicester South, Adnan Hussain for Blackburn, Iqbal Mohammed for Dewsbury and Batley, and Ayoub Khan for Birmingham Perry Bar. This marks the first time since 2005 that independents have won seats, with the last comparable victory in 1945. The pro-Palestine independents have now surpassed the number of Reform MPs in parliament. These five pro-Gaza MPs won their seats from the Labour Party.