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PROUD VOICE OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY 20 June 2024
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14 Siivan 5784
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Issue No.1372
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@JewishNewsUK
King honours the best of British!
Schmear* campaign!
Educators, broadcasters and guide dog champion recognised in birthday list See p11 & 16 Dan Tomlinson, Labour candidate for Chipping Barnet, on the campaign trail in Whetstone. Inset: With Sir Keir Starmer in the constituency
Labour candidates launch ‘Bagel Belt’ charm offensive Labour launched a final charm offensive on Jewish voters in Barnet this week ahead of the election, in an attempt to “seal the deal” with those still harbouring doubts over Keir Starmer, writes Lee Harpin. Party chiefs have been boosted by opinion polls suggesting the three socalled “Bagel Belt” seats in the borough – Finchley and Golders Green, Hendon and Chipping Barnet – could all turn red on 4 July. Sources close to Starmer told Jewish News that Barnet holds a “special place in his heart” because of his pledge when
Hole-hearted: targeting north London
becoming leader to root out antisemitism and make the party attractive again for Jewish voters, many of whom live in the borough. A survey of the Jewish community, conducted by the respected polling firm Survation for the Jewish Chronicle, also confirmed a dramatic rise in support for Starmer’s party - which has risen from the all-time low of just nine percent in 2019 under Jeremy Corbyn to 33 percent today. But Jewish News understands there is still concern among Labour campaign Continued on page 2
* Yiddish word for spreading a topping on food, usually cream cheese on a bagel