Where cooperation ends

Labour has announced it will stop cooperating with the Green party in 11 councils across England, after an ultimatum for Greens in local government to disown the conference motion declaring that 'Zionism is racism'. The party said deals with Greens would stop in every local authority that refused to condemn the policy motion, which also called for a single Palestinian state replacing Israel.

Cooperation will cease on:

• •Arun
• •Derbyshire Dales
• •Havant
• •Lewes
• •Sheffield
• •Stafford
• •Warwick
• •Wealden
• •West Devon
• •West Suffolk

Cooperation had already stopped in Runnymede.

Where deals survive

According to Labour, six Green council groups have condemned the motion, meaning deals remain in place in Broadland, Monmouthshire, North Somerset, Rother, West Oxfordshire and West Sussex.

Cooperation also continues in the West of England mayoralty, where the mayor is from Labour and the deputy mayor is a Green.

What the motion says and Labour's condition

The Green party conference motion equates Zionism with racism, rejects a two-state solution and calls for Israel to be replaced by a single Palestinian state 'with equal rights for all'. Labour chair Bridget Phillipson said the party had been clear that the motion crosses a line. "Crosses a line and we cannot work with any party that supports it – at any level of government", she said.

Phillipson said any local power-sharing arrangement cannot come at the expense of upholding the moral obligation to stand up for everyone in communities and shared values. She noted that some local Green parties had disavowed the policy while others did not meet Labour's conditions, and said "Labour continues to oppose this divisive policy and calls on the Green party to do the right thing and rescind it".

Green response

The Greens said they were 'hugely disappointed' at the move, saying it would result in worse outcomes for residents in affected areas. In a joint statement with the LGA Green group, they said they were "hugely disappointed in moves designed by national parties to force local council leaders into jeopardising successful progressive partnerships". The statement added that those issuing ultimatums have often ignored the judgments of their own local leaders, failed to respect voters' choices and destabilised successful partnerships.

The party's official response was that it would 'not take lectures' from a Labour government that supplies arms to Israel.

Phillipson had told Labour groups just over a fortnight earlier to review their agreements and end them unless they rejected the motion, which Andy Burnham called 'antisemitic'. Former Green co-leader Adrian Ramsay had called on local parties to renounce the policy, a stance that put him at odds with Greens leader Zack Polanski. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has written to the Greens to seek more information about the motion and its potential impact.