Politics
Burnham rules out Green coalition after 'Zionism is racism' motion
October 14, 2026 at 03:03 PM
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ruled out Labour partnerships with the Green Party while it maintains a conference-backed policy defining Zionism as racism.
- Burnham told the Commons the motion was "wrong" and "antisemitic," pledging Labour would "have nothing to do with it."
- Green members endorsed the motion by 1,022 votes to 813 this month, making it party policy.
- Green leader Zack Polanski called the motion "imperfect" but defended its assertion that Palestinian displacement and genocide are underpinned by racist ideology.
- Four Green MPs and two former party leaders publicly opposed the motion.