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Green Leader Posts Guillotine Image Targeting Farage, Reported

7/28/2026

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Summary

Story summary

On 27 July 2026, Green leader Zack Polanski posted a guillotine image captioned “We’re making plans for Nigel,” leading Reform UK to report him to police.
The Green Party said Polanski removed the image and condemned it, while Reform UK’s Nigel Farage called it incitement to murder.
Senior minister Pat McFadden and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Secretary urged politicians to exercise caution online, citing Ann Widdecombe’s murder.

History

Historical Context

Jo Cox, a Labour MP, was shot and stabbed on 16 June 2016—the first killing of a sitting British MP since Ian Gow in 1990. Her murder prompted the police to log over 1,000 online threats and the Home Office to launch a digital-safety taskforce. Today, Green leader Zack Polanski’s guillotine post against Nigel Farage revives those security concerns, urging stricter harassment laws.

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Story summary

On 27 July 2026, Green leader Zack Polanski posted a guillotine image captioned “We’re making plans for Nigel,” leading Reform UK to report him to police.
The Green Party said Polanski removed the image and condemned it, while Reform UK’s Nigel Farage called it incitement to murder.
Senior minister Pat McFadden and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Secretary urged politicians to exercise caution online, citing Ann Widdecombe’s murder.

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