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Support for the Green Party and Reform UK surges among British Jews
By contrast, support for the two main parties has fallen below 60 per cent – the lowest combined level ever recorded
November 21, 2025 12:03
By contrast, support for the two main parties has fallen below 60 per cent – the lowest combined level ever recorded
November 21, 2025 12:03Support for the Green Party and Reform UK has significantly increased among British Jews, with nearly three in ten now saying they intend to vote for one of these two parties, according to the Institute for Jewish Policy Research.
As of June 2025, nearly one in five British Jews (18 per cent) were backing the Green Party, while 11 per cent said they were planning to vote for Reform UK – up from three per cent in 2024, prior to the general election.
“The shift in Jewish political preferences that we see points to greater tensions within the Jewish community, and a decline in community cohesion,” said JPR Executive Director Dr Jonathan Boyd.
Indeed, according to JPR’s data, while younger and anti-Zionist Jews are throwing their support behind the Green Party – now led by 43-year-old “non-Zionist” British Jew Zack Polankski – it is older Orthodox men who are turning to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
Furthermore, while British Jews are still more likely than the general population to vote Labour or Conservative, JPR’s research shows backing for the two main parties had fallen to 58 per cent by July 2025 – the lowest combined level ever recorded – down from nearly 84 per cent in 2020.
While there are some significant differences, these voting trends among British Jews largely mirror a broader change of mood across British society, with voters rejecting the two main parties in favour of those on the far-right or far-left.
Just yesterday, pollster Ipsos released research showing that 50 per cent of Britons believe the country requires radical change, with 23 per cent saying they believe Reform UK would deliver that kind of change, and 13 per cent saying they would trust the Green Party to do the job.
Explaining the broader significance of these shifts for the British Jewish community, JPR Executive Director Dr Jonathan Boyd said: “Political polarisation anywhere is rarely, if ever, good news for Jewish communities. It points to a more fragmented, fraught and fractious political environment in which more populist and extreme ideas can take root, including antisemitic conspiracies, motifs and tropes.”
He added: "It underscores key issues going on in the UK that should raise alarm bells everywhere – declining trust in mainstream politics and politicians, the growing appeal of simplistic answers to complex political issues, and the prospect of increased anger, uncertainty and division across the country as a whole.”
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