British Jews see uncertain future as Labour expected to win big | Arutz Sheva exclusive

British Jews, along with the rest of the citizens of the UK, flocked to the polls on Thursday to elect their representatives in Parliament. The election was called for July 4th by Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who dissolved the Parliament in May amid rising dissatisfaction with the country's current leadership. The polls are expected to close at 10:00 p.m. local time, and the results will begin to come in as the night progresses.

According to public opinion polls, the UK Labour Party is expected to win in a landslide, with the latest poll, published on Wednesday, giving them 39% of the vote, ahead of the ruling Conservative Party which according to the survey took only 21%.

As the Brits flock to the polls, Arutz Sheva-Israel National News spoke with Chaim, a Jewish university student from London, about the local Jewish community's feelings about the current election and what the average British Jew is looking for when voting for a candidate.

Chaim says that as a Jew in Britain, it is important to him to vote for a candidate that would fight antisemitism in the UK, "both within their own parties and within society, both classical antisemitism and antisemitism that often pops up when Israel is at war."

He explains: "When I say antisemitism I mean proscribing the rest of the terrorist groups that they somehow haven’t gotten round to doing, ⁠properly dealing with political violence and university encampments, and ⁠properly enforcing the law against protesters in London." READ MORE