James Grainger is a Reform UK councillor for Okehampton Rural division on Devon County Council, in the South West. Cllr James Grainger 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:
Just like I support the English having a homeland to call their own, I fully support the Jewish right to their homeland. Zionism is not racism, it is self-determination.
They have put their name to it, so there is no need to email them asking. Ask the other councillors on Devon County Council instead.
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At a glance
- Party
- Reform
- Council
- Devon
- Ward
- Okehampton Rural
- County
- Devon
- Region
- South West
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 12 October 2026
- Official page
- Devon website
Questions and answers
Who is James Grainger?
James Grainger is a Reform UK councillor for Okehampton Rural division on Devon County Council, in the South West. Listed as Reform.
Has Cllr James Grainger endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr James Grainger 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: "Just like I support the English having a homeland to call their own, I fully support the Jewish right to their homeland. Zionism is not racism, it is self-determination."
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 James Grainger about it?
There is no need: Cllr James Grainger has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Devon County Council instead.
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