{
    "byline": "Tom Ambrose",
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    "excerpt": "The Green MP Si\u00e2n Berry has said that many members who, like her, were opposed to the \u201cZionism is racism\u201d motion at conference were \u201cpersuaded\u201d not to publicly campaign against it because of the byelection happening at the same time. In a statement today, she says she accepts that passing the motion has done \u201cgenuine damage\u201d to the party\u2019s reputation. Berry argued and voted against it, but she says she should have done more to kill it off and she apologises.",
    "lang": null,
    "length": 30584,
    "publishedTime": null,
    "siteName": null,
    "title": "UK politics: Green MP Si\u00e2n Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were \u2018persuaded\u2019 not to fight it because of byelection \u2013 as it happened"
}