Lammy accuses Greens of promoting antizionist councillor who used ‘racist language’ against him
The deputy prime minister criticised the conduct of Lewisham Green Hau-Yu Tam while filling in for Sir Keir Starmer, who is at a Nato summit
Assessment
This story escalates a personal political attack into a broader accountability question about a local party's standards. Deputy Prime Minister Lammy’s intervention, made while covering for Starmer during a Nato summit, suggests the issue carries weight at the national level. The key tension is whether the Greens will defend or distance themselves from the councillor’s alleged language.