# Labour to ditch Greens on council over Zionism vote

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/labour-to-ditch-greens-on-council-over-zionism-vote/
- Published: 2026-11-04T02:06:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T03:35:14+00:00
- Original publisher: feeds.bbci.co.uk (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmvg7le4x9qno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Art, Culture, Elections, Government, Politics, Sheffield

## Key points

- Labour will end Green power-sharing deals unless councillors disown the policy.
- Sheffield Labour plans to govern the council as a minority administration.
- Sheffield Greens say Labour’s decision undermines local democracy.

## Summary

Labour has announced it will end power-sharing agreements with the Greens on local councils unless councillors disown the party’s new policy on Zionism. Sheffield Labour says it will therefore run the city council as a minority administration, after concluding that the local Green group would not distance itself from the policy.

The policy followed an October vote by Green Party members backing a motion that defined Zionism as racism and supported a single democratic Palestinian state in historic Palestine, including modern-day Israel. The motion has divided senior Greens and been condemned by Jewish groups and other parties. Sheffield’s Green councillors called Labour’s decision an attack on local democracy and said they remained open to talks; Labour said council services would be unaffected.

## Coverage

- [feeds.bbci.co.uk: Labour to ditch Greens on council over Zionism vote](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmvg7le4x9qno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [The Star (Sheffield): Lib Dems confirm they will vote with Labour to remove Greens from Sheffield council leadership tomorrow](https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/politics/council/lib-dems-confirm-they-will-vote-with-labour-to-remove-greens-from-sheffield-council-leadership-tomorrow-9327101)

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