The collapse of joint working arrangements across 11 English local authorities follows a disputed Green motion rejecting a two-state solution and declaring Zionism as racism. Party chair Bridget Phillipson affirmed that the stance crossed an unacceptable line, prompting central leadership to forbid local collaboration unless municipal politicians explicitly distanced themselves from the policy. Despite criticism from internal figures including four Green MPs, central party leaders pushed back by highlighting the Labour government's arms exports to Israel. Meanwhile, six Green council groups saved their working partnerships with Labour by formally disowning the conference resolution.
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National Labour officials will refuse to govern alongside any political group that formal…: National Labour officials will refuse to govern alongside any political group that formally endorses the Green conference text.
Internal division has emerged among the Greens, with four of their five sitting MPs publi…: Internal division has emerged among the Greens, with four of their five sitting MPs publicly criticizing the adopted motion.
Six local Green groups protected their council alliances by formally condemning the resol…: Six local Green groups protected their council alliances by formally condemning the resolution passed by their national membership.
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Labour is to stop cooperating with the Green party in 11 councils across England following an ultimatum for Greens in local government to disown a new policy stating that “Zionism is racism”.
A statement from Labour said coalitions or other deals with Greens would stop in all local authorities where they had refused to condemn the policy motion passed at their party conference last month, which also called for a single Palestinian state in place of Israel.
Cooperation would cease on Arun, Derbyshire Dales, Havant, Lewes, Sheffield, Stafford, Warwick, Wealden, West Devon and West Suffolk councils, Labour said, and had already stopped in Runnymede because of the motion.
According to Labour, six Green council groups have condemned the motion, meaning deals will remain in place in Broadland, Monmouthshire, North Somerset, Rother, West Oxfordshire, West Sussex. The same, it said, had happened with the West of England mayoralty, where the mayor is from Labour and the deputy mayor is a Green.
Bridget Phillipson, the Labour chair, said the party had been clear that the motion, which has been met with unease…
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