Former Greens co-leader Adrian Ramsay urges councillors to reject the party's 'Zionism is racism' policy if it helps them keep power locally

Summary

Adrian Ramsay, the former co-leader of the Greens and one of the party's five MPs, has urged the party's councillors to reject the newly adopted 'Zionism is racism' motion if doing so helps them stay in power in local government. He called the conference motion a distraction and said councillors should maintain coalitions where possible. He said he was pleased that a number of Green council groups had already condemned the policy. The motion, adopted at the party's conference, also calls for a single Palestinian state in place of Israel.

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1. The Guardian

   20 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that former Greens co-leader Adrian Ramsay has urged the party's council groups to reject the newly adopted 'Zionism is racism' motion if it will help them stay in power in local government, calling it a distraction.