Labour urged to rule out future Green Party coalition deal over Zionism vote row

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6 Oct 2026 • 1:49 AM MYT
The Independent
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Labour urged to rule out future Green Party coalition deal over Zionism vote row

  • Labour has been urged to rule out any future coalition deals with the Green Party after Green members voted to adopt a policy defining Zionism as racism.
  • Legal experts warned the motion strongly risks breaching the Equality Act 2010 through racial and belief discrimination, while Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis called the vote a threat to British Jews.
  • Andy Burnham and senior Labour figures face pressure to reject power-sharing options with the Greens ahead of an upcoming by-election in Holborn and St Pancras.
  • The vote has caused significant internal division within the Green Party, with four of its five MPs publicly rejecting the policy motion.
  • In response to the backlash, Green Party leader Zack Polanski and party MPs issued a joint statement insisting there is no conflict between supporting Palestinian rights and Jewish rights.

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