Key facts
- Green party leader Zack Polanski shared a social media image on Instagram featuring a guillotine and Nigel Farage.
- The image had the text "We're only making plans for Nigel."
- Reform UK reported the post to the police, alleging it incited murder.
- Police are conducting inquiries into the incident.
- Polanski described sharing the image as an "inadvertent mistake" but refused to apologize.
Green party leader Zack Polanski is facing police inquiries after Reform UK reported a social media image he shared for allegedly inciting murder. The image, posted on Instagram, featured a man wearing a T-shirt with the words "we're only making plans for Nigel" alongside a picture of a guillotine. Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has called for Polanski's arrest over the post. Polanski stated that sharing the image was an "inadvertent mistake" but has refused to apologize, suggesting Farage should apologize for putting people in danger. Police have confirmed they are investigating the matter. Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden commented that politicians have a duty to be careful about social media posts.