Police Inquire Over Politician's Social Media Post
Metropolitan police are investigating an image shared by Green party leader Zack Polanski.
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The Metropolitan police are investigating an image shared on social media by Green party leader Zack Polanski. Reform UK reported the post to the authorities, alleging it incites murder. The image featured a T-shirt with a guillotine illustration and the slogan "we’re only making plans for Nigel."
Details of the Social Media Post
The image in question showed a man wearing a black T-shirt. The words on the garment are a reference to the 1979 XTC song "Making Plans for Nigel". The post was part of a carousel of images from a Green party event and has since been removed from Polanski's Instagram account. Nigel Farage shared a screenshot of the image on X, formerly Twitter, stating that Polanski should be arrested if he were to post something so inciteful.
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Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's spokesperson for home affairs, told the press that Polanski was inciting murder. Yusuf's comments followed recent court proceedings where a man was accused of murdering former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe in her home. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan police confirmed that officers are undertaking inquiries after receiving a third-party report concerning the social media image, adding that such reports are taken extremely seriously.
Green Party Response
A spokesperson for the Green party stated that Zack Polanski condemns the image on the T-shirt. They explained that Polanski accepted being tagged in a post containing 20 images without fully reviewing all the content. The spokesperson described the T-shirt as "clearly in poor taste", particularly given recent heightened fears for the security of public figures, noting that Polanski himself has experienced multiple threats. The party called for greater kindness and less division in public discourse.
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According to the BBC, Polanski has not yet been contacted by the police regarding the inquiry.
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