Jerome Mayhew, the Conservative MP for Broadland and Fakenham, has written to Sue Holland, the Liberal Democrat leader of Broadland District Council, demanding her “unequivocal condemnation” of the motion.

The controversial declaration, passed at the Greens’ Brighton conference this month, brands Zionism - the belief in a Jewish homeland - as racist.

It has had a direct impact in Broadland, where the four Green councillors propping up the council’s 'rainbow' coalition have been told by Labour to denounce it, on orders from the party nationally.

Broadland and South Norfolk council HQ (Image: Denise Bradley)

The coalition of 14 Liberal Democrats, seven Labour and four Greens has run the council since 2023.

The Greens have until the end of the week to respond, or Labour will pull out of the arrangement.

Without Labour’s votes, the administration would lose its........

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