Labour’s threat to collapse power-sharing deals with the Green Party over their divisive ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion could plunge councils across the country into political turmoil.
Yesterday Labour said it is giving local Green Party branches seven days to disavow the motion passed at their Brighton conference earlier this month.
The new policy called for Israel to be treated like apartheid South Africa, and was branded a plan to destroy Israel itself.
After Andy Burnham ruled out national coalition talks with the Greens over their ‘antisemitic’ new position, Labour’s chairman said the same will apply at local levels.
Bridget Phillipson said: ‘Where local Labour
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