Burnham Rules Out Coalition with Greens After ‘Zionism Is Racism’ Motion
Burnham called the Green motion antisemitic and said he cannot support a partnership while the policy remains in place.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham ruled out a partnership with the Green Party, condemning their motion as 'antisemitic' during Prime Minister's Questions and stating Labour will 'have nothing to do with it.'
- At their Brighton conference, Green members voted 1,022 to 813 on October 4 to declare 'Zionism is racism' and back a 'single democratic Palestinian state in all of historic Palestine.'
- Conservative MP Harriett Baldwin challenged Burnham at PMQs, citing Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's decision to rule out deals with Reform UK and demanding similar clarity on the Greens.
- Recent polling puts Labour at 28% and Conservatives at 24%, suggesting the governing party could fall short of a parliamentary majority in any future election.
- Burnham stopped short of ruling out all future coalitions, focusing his rejection specifically on the Green partnership while avoiding commitment to any broader coalition position.
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U.K. PM rules out Green Party partnership over 'Zionism is racism' motion
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he 'cannot support a partnership' with the Green Party after it adopted the controversial 'Zionism is racism' motion, which he condemned as antisemitic
Burnham Rules Out Coalition With the Green Party
Andy Burnham has ruled out a coalition deal with the Greens over the party’s recently-passed conference motion on Zionism, calling it “antisemitic”. In the Commons on Wednesday, the prime minister responded to a question from Tory MP Dame Harriett Baldwin by saying he “unequivocally condemns” the ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion, which passed by 1,022 votes […]
Burnham Rules Out Deal With Greens Over ‘Zionism Is Racism’ Motion
Andy Burnham has ruled out a coalition deal with the Green Party after it passed a motion declaring “Zionism is racism” at its conference. Burnham said: “Can I condemn the motion that passed unequivocally – it is wrong, it is antisemitic, and this side of the House will have nothing to do with it… We…
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