The Guardian World · Oct 10, 2026

Greens must avoid ‘capture by extremists and racists’, says party MP

Ellie Chowns says vote for ‘Zionism is racism’ policy by 0.4% of members shows party processes are not working A Green Party MP has said she wants to make sure her party is not “vulnerable to capture by extremists and racists” amid the continuing fallout from the “Zionism is racism” vote. The motion was passed at the annual party conference with just over 1,000 votes, approximately 0.4% of the total membership.