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MPs urge Birmingham’s Lib Dem council leader to end power-sharing deal with Greens over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy

In a letter to council leader Roger Harmer, the Labour MPs said the Green policy echoed language used by ‘terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah’

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Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey (Image: Getty).

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Sir Ed Davey facing calls to rule out local council alliances between Liberal Democrats and Greens

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Lib Dems warned over ‘implications’ of coalitions with ‘extremist’ Green Party

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BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey speaks during a conference rally during the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the Brighton Centre on September 19, 2026 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Birmingham

Defence minister blasts Birmingham Lib Dems for allying with Green deputy leader who called Hamas leaders martyrs

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Remember fury over Nick Clegg’s student fee U-turn? Now Lib Dems could face another backlash after pacts with Greens

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Lib Dems accused of ‘ignoring’ communal concerns by allying with Greens in Birmingham

A key role was given to Lib Dem councillor Mumtaz Hussain who backed the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Birmingham Jews urge Ed Davey to block Lib Dem coalition with Greens over ‘hateful views’ of local deputy

Existing alliances with Zack Polanski’s party have already raised ‘concerns’

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June 1, 2026 14:00

Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, speaks during a visit to Western Marble Arch Synagogue in Central London, on May 05, 2026 (Getty Images)

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Ed Davey’s shameful stance on Palestine Action

By backing the judgement overturning the terror proscription, the Liberal Democrats do nothing but encourage extreme anti-Israel forces and, ultimately, put Britain’s Jewish community at risk

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Lib Dem leader urges PM to adopt ‘comprehensive government strategy to tackle antisemitism’

Sir Keir Starmer opened PMQs by promising to protect Jewish communities in the UK in the wake of the Sydney terror attack

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Ed Davey criticised for calling Gaza war a ‘genocide’ following controversial UN report

The Liberal Democrat leader’s use of the charged legal term has angered some members of his party

By Jane Prinsley

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Lib Dem leader to boycott Trump dinner in Gaza protest

Tories accused Sir Ed Davey of showing ‘deep disrespect to His Majesty the King’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Peer, philanthropist and business pioneer Lord Alliance dies aged 93

Born in Iran in 1932, Alliance went on to become one of the wealthiest people in the UK

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Exclusive: Lib Dem former Mayor likened Hamas to Warsaw Ghetto heroes

A party spokesperson condemned the comments but the councillor in question remains a party member

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Liberal Democrats

MPs urge Birmingham’s Lib Dem council leader to end power-sharing deal with Greens over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy

Sir Ed Davey facing calls to rule out local council alliances between Liberal Democrats and Greens

Lib Dems warned over ‘implications’ of coalitions with ‘extremist’ Green Party

We need a ‘firewall’ around the Green Party

‘The East End stood firm on Cable Street… but something feels different this time,’ warns Ed Davey on anti-migrant protests

Defence minister blasts Birmingham Lib Dems for allying with Green deputy leader who called Hamas leaders martyrs

Remember fury over Nick Clegg’s student fee U-turn? Now Lib Dems could face another backlash after pacts with Greens

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