Zionism Is Not Racism
Cllr Matthew Forest, Conservative councillor for Repton, Ashford

Councillor

Cllr Matthew Forest

Conservative

Matthew Forest is a Conservative councillor for Repton ward on Ashford Borough Council, in the South East. Cllr Matthew Forest 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 Matthew Forest to endorse it

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At a glance

Party
Conservative
Council
Ashford
Ward
Repton
County
Kent
Region
South East
The campaign
Not endorsed yet
Official page
Ashford website

Questions and answers

Who is Matthew Forest?

Matthew Forest is a Conservative councillor for Repton ward on Ashford Borough Council, in the South East.

Has Cllr Matthew Forest 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 Repton?

Cllr Bernard Heyes (Conservative). Each has a page saying where they stand.

How can I ask Cllr Matthew Forest to endorse it?

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

Other councillors on Ashford Borough Council

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