Labour ends power-sharing with Greens at 11 councils over Zionism-is-racism policy

Labour has withdrawn from coalition agreements with the Green party at 11 councils after the Greens adopted a policy defining Zionism as racism.

• Labour said cooperation would cease at 11 authorities, including Sheffield, Warwick and Lewes, after local Green groups failed to disown the October motion.
• Labour chair Bridget Phillipson said the motion "crosses a line and we cannot work with any party that supports it at any level of government".
• The motion, passed by Green members in October, calls for a single Palestinian state in place of Israel and rejects a two-state solution.
• The Greens said they were "hugely disappointed" by the move, saying it would harm residents in affected areas.