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Green Leader Refuses Apology; Police Probe Decapitation T-Shirt

7/29/2026

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Green Party leader Zack Polanski refused to apologise after sharing a post displaying a T-shirt calling for Nigel Farage’s decapitation.
Polanski said the post was a mistake, that he missed the shirt, and condemned political violence.
Reform UK reported him to the Police for incitement to murder, prompting police inquiries and a London Assembly complaint.
Lord Walney called the incident “sickening” and urged the Green Party be barred from mainstream politics.

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Green Party leader Zack Polanski refused to apologise after sharing a post displaying a T-shirt calling for Nigel Farage’s decapitation.
Polanski said the post was a mistake, that he missed the shirt, and condemned political violence.
Reform UK reported him to the Police for incitement to murder, prompting police inquiries and a London Assembly complaint.
Lord Walney called the incident “sickening” and urged the Green Party be barred from mainstream politics.