The Aporia · Labour ends power-sharing with Greens in 11 councils over Zionism row

The Labour Party has ended power-sharing agreements with the Green Party in 11 UK councils due to a dispute over the Green Party's policy defining Zionism as racism. This decision affects councils in cities like Sheffield, Warwick, and Lewes. Bridget Phillipson, Labour’s party chair, stated that Labour cannot work with parties supporting such policies at any level of government. The move could impact local residents as it may delay budget and policy decisions.

Written by AI on 2026-11-02, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Labour has ended power-sharing agreements with the Green Party in 11 local councils across England following a policy adopted at the Green Party's conference last month declaring "Zionism is racism." The Labour Party chair, Bridget Phillipson, stated that this stance "crosses a line," and the party will no longer work with any party supporting it at any level of government. This move affects areas such as Sheffield, Warwick, and Lewes, among others. In response to this ultimatum, six Green council groups have condemned the motion, allowing cooperation to continue in six local authorities including Broadland, Monmouthshire, North Somerset, Rother, West Oxfordshire, and West Sussex. The decision has drawn significant criticism from Jewish groups and opposition parties for being antisemitic.

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📰 Labour Ends Coalitions With Greens Over Zionism Policy

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Labour to end cooperation with Greens in 11 councils over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy Same event

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Labour 'to ditch half of local coalitions with Greens' amid fury at 'Zionism is Racism' policy Same event

Daily Mail

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Barnet Labour criticises east London council for distancing itself from Israel Different event

Evening Standard

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“Article A describes a local council's response to a Green Party motion, while Article B reports on Labour ending power-sharing agreements with Greens in multiple councils due to the same policy. These describe different specific actions and outcomes.”

Barnet Labour criticises east London council for distancing itself from Israel Different event

Evening Standard

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“The articles describe related but different events: one is about a motion passed in response to the Green Party's policy in east London, while the other reports on Labour ending power-sharing with Greens in 11 councils over the same ideological conflict.”

Green Party at 'crossroads' after Zionism vote, says former co-leader Different event

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“While both articles discuss internal and external responses to the Green Party's adoption of a Zionism motion, they describe different consequences (a former co-leader's comments vs. Labour ending power-sharing agreements) occurring at different times.”

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2026-11-02 · assertive framing · Labour ends power-sharing with Greens in 11 councils over Zionism row

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2026-11-02 · assertive framing · Labour ends power-sharing with Greens in 11 councils over Zionism row

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Labour Party chair Bridget Phillipson said: "Labour has been clear from the start that the "Zionism is Racism" policy crosses a line and we cannot work with any party that supports it – at any level of government."

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🔮 Labour councillors will now no longer be in coalition with the Greens in areas including Sheffield, Warwick and Lewes.

2026-11-02 · BBC News

Labour ends power-sharing with Greens in 11 councils over Zionism row · assertive framing

- Published The Labour Party has pulled out of power-sharing agreements with the Green Party in 11 local councils, after the national party adopted a policy defining Zionism as a form of racism. asserted

party → publish → racism

Labour councillors will now no longer be in coalition with the Greens in areas including Sheffield, Warwick and Lewes. asserted

councillors → include → Sheffield

that → say → government

The Green Party has been contacted for a comment. asserted

Party → contact → comment

In October, Green Party members backed a motion, entitled "Zionism is racism", which said Zionism was an ideology that supported an "ethnonationalist Jewish State in historic Palestine". asserted

that → back → Palestine

It also backed a "single democratic Palestinian State", including in modern-day Israel. asserted

It → back → Israel

Having been backed by party members, the motion became Green Party policy, but it has left senior figures bitterly divided. asserted

it → back → figures

Jewish groups and opposition political parties have condemned it. asserted

groups → condemn → it

Prime Minister Andy Burnham told MPs in October that Labour would not partner with the Greens over the "antisemitic" policy. asserted

Labour → tell → policy

Labour then issued an ultimatum from Labour's head office to Labour-Green councils, demanding that local Greens disown the motion passed by members at their national party conference. asserted

Greens → issue → conference

Labour said there were local agreements in place in 18 authorities. asserted

Labour → say → authorities

Of those, Labour said 11 had not met the criteria they demanded. asserted

they → say → criteria

They include West Suffolk, Sheffield City Council, and Wealden District Council where Rachel Millward, the Green's deputy co-leader is a councillor. asserted

Millward → include → Suffolk

Green groups were also asked to call on their party's "national leadership" to reconsider the policy. asserted

groups → ask → policy

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said the motion was "imperfect" but has defended its central premise, arguing that Israel's actions towards the Palestinian people are "clearly underpinned by racist ideology". asserted

actions → say → ideology

The collapse of co-operation at the local level could impact hundreds of thousands of residents through budgets and policy decisions taking longer to get voted through. uncertain

collapse → impact → budgets

Labour ends power-sharing with Greens in 11 councils over Zionism row

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