Sheffield Labour has announced plans to end its partnership with the Green Party following a disagreement over a motion passed at the Greens’ national conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Council leader Fran Belbin confirmed today, Monday 2 November, that Labour will propose running Sheffield City Council alone with a full council meeting on Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two parties have run the council together since the local elections in May, with Labour holding 26 of the council’s 84 seats and Green holding 19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The disagreement began after the Green Party passed a motion titled “Zionism is racism” at its national conference in October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Labour criticised and called on the Green Party to publicly reject it, deeming it anti-Semitic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response, Sheffield Green Party accused Labour of ending the partnership because of the pressure from the national party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Green group said: “They are throwing away our joint working agreement because of top-down demands from London.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Greens have said they remain willing to discuss the situation with Labour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Belbin has said council services will not be affected by the proposed changes. If the plans go ahead, Labour would continue running the council as a minority administration, without an overall majority. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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