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Zack Polanski Reported to Police by Reform UK Over Guillotine T-Shirt Post
Published 01:12 29 Jul 2026 BST
Updated 21:30 28 Jul 2026 BST
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Zack Polanski Reported to Police by Reform UK Over Guillotine T-Shirt Post
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has been reported to the police by Reform UK after he shared an Instagram post that included a photo of a man wearing a top featuring the name “Nigel” alongside an image of a guillotine. Sharing a screenshot on X, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said: “If I was to post anything as inciteful then I would expect to be arrested, and so should Polanski.”
One of several images showed a man in a black T-shirt with a large guillotine below the words “We're only making plans for Nigel”. Polanski had shared the pictures with his 713,000 followers in a post containing several images of a Green Party event on Sunday, having accepted a request to collaborate with another account.
How Zack Polanski and the Greens responded
A Green Party spokesperson said the leader acted quickly once he was made aware of the image.
Once this image was brought to [Zack's] attention he immediately unshared the post. He unequivocally does not support this type of dangerous message.
Green Party spokesperson
In a statement on X, the Metropolitan Police said: “We received a third-party report relating to an image shared on social media. We take reports of this nature extremely seriously, and officers are conducting enquiries into the matter.” The force has not said whether any further action will follow.
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