Labour says 11 council deals with Greens have ended

Labour says it has ended 11 powersharing agreements with the Green Party across local councils after instructing councillors to withdraw where Green partners had not disavowed the Greens’ conference motion on Zionism. The move follows a dispute over the motion, which described Zionism as a form of racism. Labour’s National Executive Committee directed local councillors to leave arrangements where Green groups had not rejected the motion. The party says cooperation has ended in 11 councils. It has not detailed the resulting governing arrangements across all affected authorities, and the end of a powersharing deal does not itself establish who will govern next. In Sheffield, Labour confirmed that it had ended its joint administration with the Greens. Council Labour leader Fran Belbin said the local party had tried to address residents’ concerns about the motion but could not find a way to continue working together. She said Sheffield Labour planned to seek a minority administration later that week. Sheffield Green councillors said the decision followed demands from Labour nationally and criticised it as an attack on local democracy. The group said it remained willing to talk....