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Green Party MP wants to ensure protection from extremists
Key Takeaways
- Green MP Ellie Chowns wants to protect the party from extremists.
- A recent conference motion claimed Zionism was racism.
- Jewish groups and senior party figures have strongly criticized the policy.
- Chowns aims to reform the party's policy-making process.
Green Party Westminster leader Ellie Chowns stated that the party must ensure it is not vulnerable to extremists and racists following a controversial motion passed by activists. The policy, which claimed Zionism was racism, has divided senior figures and drawn criticism from Jewish organizations. Chowns called it a significant and damaging policy and pledged to work on reforming party structures to prevent entryism and policy-making by a tiny fraction of members.
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