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Labour tells councils to end Green power-sharing unless Greens reject motion

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The Green Party adopted a motion at its conference in Brighton earlier this month stating “Zionism is racism”. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ruled out a partnership with the Greens, saying Labour would have nothing to do with the motion, which he called antisemitic. Labour, through party chair Bridget Phillipson, has told groups that share power with Greens in local councils to review those agreements and end them unless the Green councillors reject the motion. The motion equates Zionism, the movement for a Jewish state, with racism.

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  1. The Green Party adopted a motion at its conference in Brighton stating “Zionism is racism”.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg, The Guardian
    Center
    BBC News, Financial Times

  2. Prime Minister Andy Burnham ruled out a partnership with the Greens and said Labour would have nothing to do with the motion.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg, The Guardian
    Center
    BBC News

  3. Labour has told groups that share power with Greens in councils to end those agreements unless the Greens condemn the motion.

    Reported byLeft1Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    BBC News, Financial Times

  4. Party chair Bridget Phillipson said councils working with Green politicians must review their agreements.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

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Every side present reports that the Green Party adopted a motion stating “Zionism is racism” and that Labour has ruled out Green partnerships. Left and center outlets differ mainly in emphasis: the left headlines lead with the council instructions, while the center headlines split between the leader’s rejection and the councils.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Leads with Labour telling councils to end deals with Green partners and with Burnham ruling out a Green partnership, quoting the motion wording in the headline.

    Labour councils told to end agreements with Greens who do not condemn ‘Zionism is racism’ policy
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Leads with Burnham rejecting a coalition and with Labour’s council policy, quoting the motion wording; one BBC headline leads with the leader and the other with local councils.

    Burnham rules out coalition with Greens after 'Zionism is racism' motion
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Labour councils told to end Green agreements
  • Burnham ruling out a Green partnership
  • motion wording “Zionism is racism”
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  • The GuardianLeft

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

    Party chair calls on Labour groups to end local deals if Green councillors do not reject motion attacked as ‘antisemitic’ UK politics live – latest updates Labour councils who share power with the Greens have been told to terminate agreements if their Green partners do not …

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  • BloombergLeft

    Burnham Rules Out Future Deal With UK Greens Over Zionism Motion

    UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham ruled out any future partnership with the left-wing Green Party after it adopted a motion stating “Zionism is racism.”

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Burnham rejecting a coalition with Greens
  • Labour ending local power-sharing deals
  • motion wording “Zionism is racism”
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From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Bloomberg, Oct 14, 8:06 AM EDT

  • Center

    4 hr 32 min later

    Its first report, Oct 14, 12:37 PM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. BloombergLeftOct 14, 8:06 AM EDT
  2. BBC NewsCenterOct 14, 12:37 PM EDT
  3. Financial TimesCenterOct 15, 8:43 AM EDT
  4. The GuardianLeftOct 15, 10:21 AM EDT

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