Rob Darby is a Reform UK councillor for Hart ward on Hartlepool Borough Council, in the North East. Cllr Rob Darby 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.
In their own words:
I stand with our great Jewish friends. I support Israel.
They have put their name to it, so there is no need to email them asking. Ask the other councillors on Hartlepool Borough Council instead.
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At a glance
- Party
- Reform UK
- Council
- Hartlepool
- Ward
- Hart
- Region
- North East
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 12 October 2026
- Official page
- Hartlepool website
Questions and answers
Who is Rob Darby?
Rob Darby is a Reform UK councillor for Hart ward on Hartlepool Borough Council, in the North East.
Has Cllr Rob Darby endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr Rob Darby 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." In their own words: "I stand with our great Jewish friends. I support Israel."
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 Hart?
Cllr Aaron Roy (Independent) and Cllr Brian Cowie (Reform UK). Each has a page saying where they stand.
Should I email Cllr Rob Darby about it?
There is no need: Cllr Rob Darby has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Hartlepool Borough Council instead.
Other councillors on Hartlepool Borough Council
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