A barrister and Liberal Democrat councillor in Birmingham since 2003. Ayoub was told by the local party he could only run as a Lib Dem if he “hushed up” about Gaza. As a man with principles, this was unacceptable. So he decided to run as an independent instead.

As a lawyer, Khan is representing University of Nottingham students in their legal case with the university. UoN is trying to use the courts to evict students from their peaceful protest encampment, as well as seeking legal damages from anti-genocide protestors as they highlight the university's complicity in the global arms trade.