Zionism Is Not Racism
Cllr John Perks, Conservative councillor for Sutton Walmley & Minworth, Birmingham

Councillor

Cllr John Perks

Conservative

John Perks is a Conservative councillor for Sutton Walmley & Minworth ward on Birmingham City Council, in the West Midlands. Cllr John Perks has not endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism yet.

Not endorsed yet

Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion.

Councillors and MPs of every party in England and Wales are being asked to put their names to this one sentence. Not having signed it does not mean someone supports the Green Party's motion: they may simply not have been asked yet.

Ask Cllr John Perks to endorse it

Opens an email in your own email app, addressed to them, asking them to make their position clear, with the links to pledge. Nothing is sent until you press send, and we never see it. Live there? Ask all your councillors and your MP at once.

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At a glance

Party
Conservative
Council
Birmingham
Ward
Sutton Walmley & Minworth
County
West Midlands county
Region
West Midlands
The campaign
Not endorsed yet
Official page
Birmingham website

Questions and answers

Who is John Perks?

John Perks is a Conservative councillor for Sutton Walmley & Minworth ward on Birmingham City Council, in the West Midlands.

Has Cllr John Perks endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?

Not yet. Councillors and MPs of every party in England and Wales are being asked to put their names to one sentence: "Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion." Not having signed it does not mean someone supports the Green Party's motion: they may not have been asked yet.

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.

Who are the other councillors for Sutton Walmley & Minworth?

Cllr Ken Wood (Conservative). Each has a page saying where they stand.

How can I ask Cllr John Perks to endorse it?

Use the button on this page: it opens a short email to Cllr John Perks in your own email app, with the link to sign. Nothing is sent until you press send.

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