The alliance collapsed - because of Zionism: Labour kicks the Greens out of 11 councils

The UK Labour Party has ended local partnerships with the Green Party in 11 authorities, after the latter adopted a definition of Zionism as racism. Prime Minister Burnham called the decision 'anti-Semitic' and issued an ultimatum; in Sheffield, the local Labour leader announced plans to form a minority administration.

A political storm in the UK: the Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Andy Burnham, announced the termination of local coalition partnerships with the Green Party in 11 authorities across the country. The decision came after the Green Party adopted a definition of Zionism as racism. Burnham called the decision 'anti-Semitic' and issued a seven-day ultimatum for local authorities to disavow it. At the end of the ultimatum, Labour's National Executive Committee reviewed the responses and decided to sever partnerships in key councils such as Sheffield, Warwick, and Lewes. Out of 18 authorities where an agreement existed, only a small number met the demands. In Sheffield, a city of about 550,000 residents, local Labour leader Fran Belben announced she would work to form a minority administration and accused the Greens of 'refusing to stand with Jewish citizens'. The collapse of the partnerships is expected to affect hundreds of thousands of residents and delay budget approvals and policy decisions.