Rhys Smithson is a Conservative councillor for Tiptree ward on Colchester Borough Council, in the East of England. Cllr Rhys Smithson 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
- Conservative
- Council
- Colchester
- Ward
- Tiptree
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- The campaign
- Not endorsed yet
- Official page
- Colchester website
Questions and answers
Who is Rhys Smithson?
Rhys Smithson is a Conservative councillor for Tiptree ward on Colchester Borough Council, in the East of England.
Has Cllr Rhys Smithson 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 Tiptree?
Cllr Paul Dundas (Conservative) and Cllr Will Calverley (Conservative). Each has a page saying where they stand.
How can I ask Cllr Rhys Smithson to endorse it?
Use the button on this page: it opens a short email to Cllr Rhys Smithson in your own email app, with the link to sign. Nothing is sent until you press send.
Other councillors on Colchester Borough Council
From the public record: the council's published details, and endorsements made on this site. Something wrong? Tell us.