Zionism Is Not Racism
John Whitby MP, Labour MP for Derbyshire Dales

Member of Parliament and councillor

John Whitby MP

Labour

John Whitby is the Labour MP for Derbyshire Dales and a councillor for Mackworth and New Zealand ward on Derby City Council. John Whitby MP 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.

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At a glance

Party
Labour
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales
Parliament
House of Commons
Also
Mackworth and New Zealand, Derby
The campaign
Not endorsed yet
Official page
UK Parliament

Questions and answers

Who is John Whitby?

John Whitby is the Labour MP for Derbyshire Dales and a councillor for Mackworth and New Zealand ward on Derby City Council.

Has John Whitby MP 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.

How can I ask John Whitby MP to endorse it?

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

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