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Green Party's anti-Zionism motion draws Burnham rebuke and death threats
October 15, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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The Green Party of England and Wales passed a Zionism-as-racism motion, prompting PM Andy Burnham to rule out cooperation and threats against its author.
- The Green Party of England and Wales passed the motion at its Brighton conference by 1,022 votes to 813.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham ruled out partnering with the Greens, calling the motion "wrong" and "anti-Semitic."
- Labour chair Bridget Phillipson said Labour will end local power-sharing arrangements unless local Green groups disown the motion.
- Lubna Speitan, the British-Palestinian member behind the motion, said she received death and rape threats and reported them to police.