Posted by NEWS on 30/11/2004, 11:46:33 Most Muslims said they were unconvinced by Tony Blair's assurances that the war on terror was not targeted at Islam. The poll found Liberal Democrats were the party most likely to take up the slack from the drop off in Labour support, enjoying a healthy 41 per cent share of the Muslim vote. Labour meanwhile slumped six points to 32 per cent since March, with the Conservatives down nine points at 16 per cent. One in ten British Muslim voters backed smaller parties such as the Greens and George Galloway's Respect Party. A total of 61 per cent of Muslims told pollsters they wanted more use of Islamic Sharia courts to settle civil matters "so long as the penalties did not contravene British law" and changes to working hours to allow Muslim prayer hours. Fifty-five per cent said schools should not be allowed to ban pupils from wearing the hijab or headscarf on the premises. More than three-quarters of Muslims are estimated to have voted for Labour at the last election. Experts predict a sharp drop off next year. ICM interviewed a random sample of 500 Muslim people by telephone between November 15th and 21st.
British Muslims flocking to Lib Dems
Labour is failing to win the hearts and minds of British Muslims, an ICM poll for the Guardian has found.
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