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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Zack Polanski signals Green party overhaul after row over Zionism vote

Zack Polanski
Polanski also questions whether parties should seek to define what members believe. Photograph: James Veysey/Shutterstock

Zack Polanski has signalled a potential overhaul of the Green party’s cherished grassroots democracy, calling for leaders to have greater control over strategic direction after a divisive vote equating Zionism with racism.

The leader of the Green party of England and Wales has also questioned whether political parties should seek to define what members believe, in his strongest criticism yet of a motion that has provoked bitter divisions, international condemnation and calls for his resignation.

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