Labour councils told to end agreements with Greens who do not condemn ‘Zionism is racism’ policy

Bridget Phillipson said Greens working with Labour in local government would be asked ‘to make clear they reject this position’. Photograph: Thomas Krych/Zuma Press/Shutterstock

Labour councils who share power with the Greens have been told to terminate agreements if their Green partners do not condemn the party’s new “Zionism is racism” policy.

Bridget Phillipson, the Labour chair, said groups working with Green party politicians must review their agreements and end them unless they reject the controversial motion, which Andy Burnham has called “antisemitic”.