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Farage Reports Green Leader Over Incitement; Police Probe £1 m Donations

7/28/2026

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Farage Reports Polanski

Nigel Farage reported Green Party leader Zack Polanski to police for alleged incitement after Polanski posted a guillotine image with the caption “We’re only making plans for Nigel.”
Police said they received the third-party report on Monday, 27 July.
Polanski posted the image to his Instagram, then deleted it.
Zia Yusuf called the post incitement to murder, noting it followed Ann Widdecombe’s 9 July killing.

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Met Police Probe

Metropolitan Police launched a probe in February 2025 after the Electoral Commission referred Reform UK donations made before the 2024 election.
Detectives are examining a £1 million June 2024 transfer from donor Fiona Cottrell to Britain Means Business, half of which went to Reform UK.
The probe targets alleged breaches of Section 61 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, punishable by a fine or up to one year imprisonment.

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Farage Reports Polanski

Nigel Farage reported Green Party leader Zack Polanski to police for alleged incitement after Polanski posted a guillotine image with the caption “We’re only making plans for Nigel.”
Police said they received the third-party report on Monday, 27 July.
Polanski posted the image to his Instagram, then deleted it.
Zia Yusuf called the post incitement to murder, noting it followed Ann Widdecombe’s 9 July killing.

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