The EDP asked all 35 of the party's elected representatives in Norfolk for their views on the motion, with not one expressing support for it.

However, only a tiny handful were prepared to offer any criticism of the vote, with party sources saying many councillors are reluctant to speak publicly on the issue.

Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green Party (Image: Will Colebourne / PA)

The motion has plunged the party into a crisis, with opponents claiming it effectively calls for the eradication of Israel and fuels antisemitism in the UK.

Amid the furious backlash, the national party has been reported to both the police and the UK's equalities watchdog over events at its conference in Brighton.

Adrian Ramsay, the MP for Waveney Valley, has emerged as the party's most high-profile and outspoken critic of the motion, saying he was "saddened" by the result and claiming it did not reflect the views of most Greens.

Adrian Ramsay (Image: Roger Harris/Parliament)

The MP - who was the co-leader of the party between 2021 and 2025 - told the EDP: "The number of Green Party members who voted on this motion was less than 1pc of our membership. So it's not representative of the wider membership."

The motion passed with 1,022 votes for and 813 against.

He admitted discussions were under way with other Green MPs about how to reassure voters who have been alarmed by the motion.

"Look, it's still early days, and I'm talking with my Green MP colleagues about how we can best reassert our position, which is the position that was in our 2024 manifesto, that Israelis and Palestinians should both have a right to self-determination," he said.

"That's a long-held Green position. So we are........

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