# Sheffield Greens set to be ousted from power over ‘Zionism is Racism’ row

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sheffield-greens-set-to-be-ousted-from-power-over-zionism-is-racism-row/
- Published: 2026-11-03T15:40:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T23:51:35+00:00
- Original publisher: YorkshireLive Sheffield
- Original article: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/sheffield-greens-set-ousted-power-34857180
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, Sheffield

## Key points

- Sheffield Lib Dems will back removing Green councillors from leadership.
- Labour needs support to end its partnership with the Greens.
- The Lib Dems oppose Labour’s plan for green belt land.

## Summary

Sheffield’s Liberal Democrats have backed removing Green councillors from leadership roles after the Greens declined to distance themselves from a motion describing “Zionism as Racism”. Their support could allow Labour to end its joint administration with the Greens and form a minority administration, while the Lib Dems say they will remain outside government.

Labour has 26 of the council’s 84 seats and needs support to pass the proposal at a full council meeting on 4 November; all 22 Lib Dem councillors voting with Labour would give it a majority. The Lib Dems cite policy differences, including opposition to Labour’s Local Plan, which proposes releasing more than 800 acres of green belt for development. Council services are not expected to be disrupted, though a large opposition could make decisions harder to pass.

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