Labour threatens to end all local coalitions with the Green Party after ‘Zionism is racism’ vote

Comment now Next LABOUR has threatened to collapse power sharing with the Greens after Zack Polanski’s party adopted the Zionism Is Racism motion. Councils will be forced to terminate deals with the Greens if local councillors do not condemn the motion in writing within one week. The PM said Labour “cannot support a partnership with a party that holds a position that has recently been adopted” Credit: UK PARLIAMENT/UNPIXS Labour party chair Bridget Phillipson said she expected to make Greens reject the position and call on national leadership to reconsider the position Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Advertisement Andy Burnham said the policy “is wrong, it is antisemitic and this side of the House will have nothing to do with it”. The PM said Labour “cannot support a partnership with a party that holds a position that has recently been adopted”. Sign up for the Politics newsletter Thank you! Email address Please provide a valid email. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. The party confirmed this position would hold at a national and local level. Labour party chair Bridget Phillipson said she expected to make Greens reject the position and call on Mr Polanski to reconsider the position. She said: “We have asked local Green groups to respond as a matter of urgency. Where they are unable to provide that assurance, Labour will bring any such local arrangement to an end. “This isn’t an issue of party politics; it’s about doing what is right and upholding the values anyone holding public office should share. Labour has some form of power sharing agreement with the Greens in 19 councils, 18 in England and one in Wales . The ultimatum given by Labour will give the Greens an opportunity to strongly rebuke the motion. Advertisement Most read in The Sun BRIT 'BRONX' Inside 'Hunger Games' estate where locals fear 'chase or kill' balaclava gangs BLING BOAST Albanian burglar poses next to £300k Rolls-Royce as he fights THIRD deportation BLADE 'MURDER' Woman, 20s, knifed to death in street after horrified locals heard 'screams' MIGRANT FURY Illegal migrants facing 'UNQUALIFIED civil servants to argue asylum cases' The Green Party is also facing an investigation from the equalities watchdog after it adopted its controversial policy. Mr Polanski ducked the vote after claiming he was tied up campaigning in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. Former Green leader Caroline Lucas blasted Mr Polanski for not voting on the motion. Ms Lucas told BBC Newsnight: “I would have hoped he would have been a very strong critic of this motion. The motion was flawed from top to bottom — in my view it is dangerous, it is divisive.” Comment now