![All to play for in Thatcher's seat where Gaza casts cloud for Labour](https://cdn.magzter.com/1591272731/1719584489/articles/3kkRGlmzq1719597285904/ALL-TO-PLAY-FOR-IN-THATCHERS-SEAT-WHERE-GAZA-CASTS-CLOUD-FOR-LABOUR.jpg)
FINCHLEY and Golders Green, Margaret Thatcher's old patch, offers the ultimate test of whether voters accept Sir Keir Starmer's case that Labour has changed.
After the antisemitism toxicity of the Jeremy Corbyn years, its candidate Sarah Sackman insists that the party has now reverted to being a "safe space" for Jewish voters, who represent 21 per cent of the electorate here, the highest proportion of any constituency.
A collapse in Jewish support pushed Labour into a humiliating third place in 2019. But Ms Sackman is locked in a close fight against Conservative candidate Alex Deane, even if the war in Gaza casts a potential cloud.
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
![Andy vindicates bold call and fuels dream of a 'special' farewell](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1781685/HnTGaMMgO1722275743919/ANDY-VINDICATES-BOLD-CALL-AND-FUELS-DREAM-OF-A-SPECIAL-FAREWELL.jpg)
Andy vindicates bold call and fuels dream of a 'special' farewell
BEYOND the three Grand Slam titles, the two Olympic gold medals and the Davis Cup heroics, Andy Murray has built a career on making the improbable happen.
![DALEY BACK IN MEDALS WITH SUPER SILVER](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1781685/Y8jn7Xsgc1722275616649/DALEY-BACK-IN-MEDALS-WITH-SUPER-SILVER.jpg)
DALEY BACK IN MEDALS WITH SUPER SILVER
GAMES VETERAN AND WILLIAMS SECOND TO CHINA
![After party at Ronaldo's in 2016, I hope Mbappe's around this time, says Clarke](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1781685/tN8ZsLCq71722275541394/AFTER-PARTY-AT-RONALDOS-IN-2016-I-HOPE-MBAPPES-AROUND-THIS-TIME-SAYS-CLARKE.jpg)
After party at Ronaldo's in 2016, I hope Mbappe's around this time, says Clarke
THE last time Joe Clarke won Olympic gold, he ended up at a house party in former Brazil striker Ronaldo’s Rio de Janeiro home.
![Happy tears after silver show Peaty has won his biggest fight](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1781685/ci4GjcxVb1722275403339/HAPPY-TEARS-AFTER-SILVER-SHOW-PEATY-HAS-WON-HIS-BIGGEST-FIGHT.jpg)
Happy tears after silver show Peaty has won his biggest fight
AS HE opened his eyes this morning, Adam Peaty fully expected the hangover to kick in.
![Tesco sticking to £1bn share buyback as Goldman advises](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1781685/kTaTe4l5X1722275334629/TESCO-STICKING-TO-1BN-SHARE-BUYBACK-AS-GOLDMAN-ADVISES.jpg)
Tesco sticking to £1bn share buyback as Goldman advises
TESCO today confirmed plans to continue with a £1 billion share buy back programme that should benefit investors.
![Heineken takes hit on China brewer](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1781685/kIaDfFVhe1722275272861/HEINEKEN-TAKES-HIT-ON-CHINA-BREWER.jpg)
Heineken takes hit on China brewer
GLOBAL brewer Heineken took a huge hit today from slowing Chinese markets and Europe’s washout summer, leaving its shares feeling the chill.
![Firms tell Labour to block 'Beeching style' post cuts](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1781685/jeFwuZ-FZ1722275204205/FIRMS-TELL-LABOUR-TO-BLOCK-BEECHING-STYLE-POST-CUTS.jpg)
Firms tell Labour to block 'Beeching style' post cuts
A BUSINESS coalition representing more than 10,000 small and medium size firms today urged the Labour government to block “Beeching style” cuts to postal services.
![Trad wifedom is a hoax, of course - but our obsession with it is deeply unedifying](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1781685/ipBghTk311722275118239/TRAD-WIFEDOM-IS-A-HOAX-OF-COURSE-BUT-OUR-OBSESSION-WITH-IT-IS-DEEPLY-UNEDIFYING.jpg)
Trad wifedom is a hoax, of course - but our obsession with it is deeply unedifying
THE obsession with trad wives goes on. Many yearnings meet in them but the principle one is misogyny, just not in the way you might think.
![Edna O'Brien mastered the art of reinvention](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1781685/63j5KLiDX1722275062791/EDNA-OBRIEN-MASTERED-THE-ART-OF-REINVENTION.jpg)
Edna O'Brien mastered the art of reinvention
THE opening sentence of Girl, Edna O’Brien’s last novel is, I think, unforgettable: “I was a girl once, but not any more...” And from there O’Brien, who died on Saturday, takes the reader into the unimaginable horror of the abduction and rape of the Chibok schoolgirls by the Islamist group, Boko Haram.
![This ogre of a play needs to go to a land far, far away](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/22096/1781685/x4sF8tjg61722274995559/THIS-OGRE-OF-A-PLAY-NEEDS-TO-GO-TO-A-LAND-FAR-FAR-AWAY.jpg)
This ogre of a play needs to go to a land far, far away
SHREK just keeps on giving, doesn’t he? The DreamWorks ogre first appeared in 2001, with a fifth film in his franchise just announced — and don’t forget the Puss in Boots spin-offs.