Labour and Greens end row, continue Sheffield Council power deal

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 5 Nov, 14:20 · Archive

Labour and the Green Party have resolved their dispute and will continue their joint administration of Sheffield City Council. The two parties had fallen into acrimony over Zionism, with Labour nationally instructing 11 councils, including Sheffield, to break power-sharing deals with the Greens. The full council meeting was delayed for an hour as talks between Labour and the Greens continued.

Labour leader Fran Belbin told the delayed meeting that the two parties would "work more constructively together going forward" and that a joint statement would be made "in coming days" to confirm the current administration would not change. The power-sharing arrangement came about following May's local elections, when no party was left in overall control of the council.

Around 50 protestors gathered outside the town hall ahead of the meeting, chiefly pro-Palestine supporters. The Liberal Democrat Group leader, councillor Martin Smith, said the decision was "an extraordinary U-turn and a shameful abandonment of principle by Labour", noting that days earlier Labour had said trust with the Greens was "completely broken" and they could no longer work together.

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• "A total shambles" - Reform councillor responds to last minute deal between Sheffield's Labour & Green groupsRichmond ward councillor Jack Byrom gave his thoughts after the Labour and Green parties managed to salvage their alliance to lead Sheffield City Council...Sheffield Star · 5 Nov, 13:22
• Power deal between Labour and Greens in SheffieldFran Belbin tells a council meeting to expect the current Labour - Green administration to continue.BBC South Yorkshire · 4 Nov, 17:01
• Labour and Greens U-turn: Sheffield Council joint administration will continue"We have made significant progress this morning towards getting to a position that we think we can agree on”Sheffield Star · 4 Nov, 16:04

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