Martin Barker is an Independent councillor for Parkgate ward on Cheshire West and Chester Council, in the North West. Cllr Martin Barker has endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism, on 12 October 2026.
Has endorsed the campaign
Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion.
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At a glance
- Party
- Independent
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward
- Parkgate
- County
- Cheshire
- Region
- North West
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 12 October 2026
- Official page
- Cheshire West and Chester website
Questions and answers
Who is Martin Barker?
Martin Barker is an Independent councillor for Parkgate ward on Cheshire West and Chester Council, in the North West.
Has Cllr Martin Barker endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr Martin Barker put their name to it on 12 October 2026: "Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion."
What is the Green Party's "Zionism is Racism" motion?
On 4 October 2026 the Green Party of England and Wales passed a motion declaring that "Zionism is racism". It brands as racism the belief, held by around nine in ten British Jews, that the Jewish people have the right to a homeland of their own, and binds the party to treat that belief "as any other form of racism". Councillors and MPs of every other party are being asked to say, in public, that Zionism is not racism.
Should I email Cllr Martin Barker about it?
There is no need: Cllr Martin Barker has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Cheshire West and Chester Council instead.
Other councillors on Cheshire West and Chester Council
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