Labour ends council deals with Greens
The gist
Labour pulled out of power-sharing deals with the Greens in 11 English councils over the Greens' "Zionism is racism" policy.
The split affects local budgets and services, and forces councils to find new partners.
How it unfolded
- Oct 2026Green Party members backed a motion titled "Zionism is racism", which became party policy; Prime Minister Andy Burnham told MPs Labour would not partner with the Greens over the "antisemitic" policy.
- Oct 30, 2026Lewes district council leader Zoe Nicholson, a Green, said the Labour-Green power-sharing arrangement there ended by mutual agreement after the Green group wrote to Labour saying it did not agree with the national motion.
- Nov 1, 2026The Observer reported 15 councils in England where Greens and Labour had some power-sharing arrangement, with Labour's National Executive Committee assessing each Green response.