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Andy Burnham rules out Green coalition over Zionism motion

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC · How we work

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Labour leader Andy Burnham ruled out coalition with the Green Party after it adopted a Zionism-is-racism motion.
Green Party members voted 1,022-813 at the Brighton conference on 4 October to label Zionism racism.
Four of five Green MPs, including former leader Caroline Lucas, publicly opposed the motion.
The motion calls for a single democratic Palestinian state, BDS and a full arms embargo against Israel.

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Labour leader Andy Burnham ruled out coalition with the Green Party after it adopted a Zionism-is-racism motion.
Green Party members voted 1,022-813 at the Brighton conference on 4 October to label Zionism racism.
Four of five Green MPs, including former leader Caroline Lucas, publicly opposed the motion.
The motion calls for a single democratic Palestinian state, BDS and a full arms embargo against Israel.