Zionism Is Not Racism
Cllr Barry John Taylor, Labour councillor for Astley, Wigan

Councillor

Cllr Barry John Taylor

Labour

Barry John Taylor is a Labour councillor for Astley ward on Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, in the North West. Cllr Barry John Taylor 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 Barry John Taylor 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
Labour
Council
Wigan
Ward
Astley
County
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
The campaign
Not endorsed yet
Official page
Wigan website

Questions and answers

Who is Barry John Taylor?

Barry John Taylor is a Labour councillor for Astley ward on Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, in the North West.

Has Cllr Barry John Taylor 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 Astley?

Cllr Christine Lillian Roberts (Labour) and Cllr Eileen Strathearn (Reform UK). Each has a page saying where they stand.

How can I ask Cllr Barry John Taylor to endorse it?

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

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