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Green Party at a "crossroads", says former co
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Former Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay urged the party to focus on its core values and appeal to a majority of British voters to achieve necessary environmental changes, warning against divisive approaches.
- The party recently adopted a controversial motion declaring Zionism a form of racism, which has sparked backlash from Jewish groups, senior Greens, and prompted an inquiry from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
- Ramsay expressed discomfort with the motion, affirmed Israel's right to exist, and criticized the motion's divisive potential, advocating for consensus-building and external focus within the party.
- Green MP Andrew Polanski, who missed the conference vote, supports amending the motion but stands by the claim that the displacement of Palestinians is driven by a racist ideology, a point contested by Israel.
- The party faces a critical decision on how to respond to the motion ahead of its spring conference, balancing internal divisions and public support.
