Cabinet minister rebukes Zack Polanski over Nigel Farage 'guillotine' post in wake of Ann Widdecombe murder

Pat McFadden, the Work and Pensions Secretary, said there was a 'duty' on all politicians 'to be careful' about what they post or share on social media.

The Green leader re-posted a photo of a man wearing a guillotine t-shirt and the name Nigel.

The Green Party's leader Zack Polanski has come under heavy criticism after sharing an image which seemingly suggested Nigel Farage should be guillotined. He later unshared the post

‘The man’s an idiot!’ Lee Anderson lays into Zack Polanski after Green leader shared Nigel Farage decapitation post  GB News

Mounting pressure on Green leader over controversial Instagram post as Met Police ‘conduct enquiries’

Farage condemns the British government's habit of police action in free speech cases, but wants his political opponent arrested for an Instagram post.

POLICE are looking into complaints about a post shared on Zack Polanski’s social media which Nigel Farage has claimed incited violence against him.

Police are investigating after the leader of the Green Party shared an image of a guillotine in an alleged reference to Nigel Farage.

REFORM boss Nigel Farage, floundering under the impact of repeated funding scandals, today reported Green leader Zack Polanski to the police over a social media image. Mr Polanski had shared an image of a man wearing a T-shirt with the words “we’re only making plans for Nigel,” alongside a picture of a guillotine, befo

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has been reported to police by Reform UK after an Instagram post that included an image of a man wearing a T-shirt featuring an illustration of a guillotine alongside the slogan, “We’re only making plans for Nigel” appeared on his profile. The image appeared among several photos in a co

ZACK Polanski has been accused of inciting murder after sharing an image of an activist wearing a T-shirt calling for the Nigel Farage's decapitation. The picture, posted to Instagram, showed a bearded man in a black top emblazoned with a guillotine and the words “we’re only making plans for Nigel”. On Sunday, the Gree

Zack Polanski deleted the post, but Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he should be arrested.

The image, which has now been unshared from Zack Polanski’s account, showed a man wearing a black T-shirt with the message 'We’re only making plans for Nigel' next to a guillotine

Green Party leader says he ‘condemns’ message on T-shirt shared by him over social media

The education minister says there are "legal reasons" she cannot give Labour a copy of the proposed bill.

Green party leader shared picture of man wearing T-shirt with words ‘we’re only making plans for Nigel’ alongside a guillotine Police are “conducting inquiries” into an image shared by Green party leader Zack Polanski on Instagram after Reform UK reported it for “inciting murder”. The image showed a man wearing a black

Reform UK reports Zack Polanski to police over guillotine T-shirt  The Times

Barney Davis | Night News Editor Published July 27, 2026 7:28pm Updated July 27, 2026 7:29pm Nigel Farage has called for Zack Polanski to be arrested (Picture: Getty) Reform UK has reported Zack Polanski to the police after the Green Party leader shared an image of a man with a t-shirt calling for a beheading. Nigel Fa

The old tightly regulated party broadcast model is dead — for better and for worse

The move to "build new NTA" follows the formation of a group of domain experts to advise the government on revamping the NTA to usher in exam reforms.