The boost for Labour appears to coincide with a reduction of Jewish voter support for the center-right Conservative Party and the progressive Liberal Democrats.
When Starmer took over the Labour Party in 2020, he put down a marker: that he and Labour should be judged on whether they could bring Jewish supporters back. He called antisemitism 'a stain' on the party.
Under Starmer, Labour suspended and eventually expelled Corbyn in what some have described as a 'purge' of hard left. The party also adopted the recommendations of the human rights commission on dealing with antisemitism complaints.
A lot of Jewish people wanted to go back to the Labour Party. They didn't want to leave in the first place, but felt forced to.
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