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Starmer slams Polanski repost; police defend taser use

5/2/2026

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Sir Keir Starmer called Zack Polanski’s repost of a tweet condemning police after Golders Green attack disgraceful in an interview before Polanski apologized.
Sir Mark Rowley said Polanski amplified commentary and defended the officers’ force as reasonable.
Body-worn camera footage shows officers ordering suspect to get down, then tasering and kicking his head, causing Green Party members Anthony Slaughter and Rachel Millward to condemn the repost as inappropriate and praise officers.

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Sir Keir Starmer called Zack Polanski’s repost of a tweet condemning police after Golders Green attack disgraceful in an interview before Polanski apologized.
Sir Mark Rowley said Polanski amplified commentary and defended the officers’ force as reasonable.
Body-worn camera footage shows officers ordering suspect to get down, then tasering and kicking his head, causing Green Party members Anthony Slaughter and Rachel Millward to condemn the repost as inappropriate and praise officers.