Polanski says the guillotine repost was a mistake but refuses to apologise.

Zac Polanski has refused three times to apologize to Nigel Farage after reposting a photo of a man wearing a guillotine T-shirt and the slogan “We’re just planning for Nigel”.

Reform UK Home Affairs spokesman Zia Youssef said the image showed “a picture of a man calling for the beheading of Nigel Farage”, which could be “incitement to murder”.

The leader of the Green Party of England and Wales was reported to the Met over the photo, which was quickly withdrawn, but told the BBC he had not been contacted by police.

In an interview with BBC Newsnight, Farage said he would not apologize for the “inadvertent mistake” as he said he was highlighting it in a “fundamentally dishonest way”.

of Negotiations began on Monday evening Polanski accepted a request to collaborate with the photographer’s Instagram account at the event, sharing the photo as the fifth in a series of 20.

Farage, leader of Reform UK, posted a screenshot on X saying: “If I were to post something inspirational I would expect to be arrested, so would Polanski.

Asked if he wanted to apologize to Farage, Polanski said: “Well, if I did it on purpose, I apologize, but I think the important thing is that I point out that it’s wrong, and that I condemn political violence, and I promise to be better on social media.”

Polanski, who was asked to apologize for the second time, said Farage had cropped the image to make it look like he had posted it, saying it was “fundamentally dishonest” and made the problem worse.

Speaking about receiving death threats earlier Tuesday, Polanski added: “I feel like the spread of the language to say, ‘This is an incitement to kill me,’ puts me in a dangerous position.”

When given a third chance to apologize, Polanski doubled down and said: “You know I’m going to do it, just like I did when Nigel Farage said he was right to incite murder and it’s going to be all over social media and it’s all going to come up again.”

“I think it’s important to draw a line and not play the game… It’s safe. It’s important to condemn political violence, but I see this as political violence.”

“If Nigel Farage wants to apologize for all the times he’s put other people in danger, I’m happy to apologize,” Polanski added.

The Green leader didn’t read the slogan on the t-shirt when he accepted the partnership because “all I saw was people partying” and only noticed the man in the rainbow hat walking in.

“I feel very confident having this conversation,” he added.

The Metropolitan Police said on Monday there was no update on the complaint.

On Tuesday, Polanski asked the Greater London Authority’s monitoring officer, an elected member, to investigate whether Reform had breached its code of conduct.

Keith Prince, a Reform London councillor, said: “To say I didn’t know what he was promoting would be an understatement.”

A UK source at Reform told BBC News Night: “It’s really surprising and sickening that Zac Polanski hasn’t apologized for inciting murder.”

“He admits it was wrong. He admits it was dangerous, but he still refuses to apologize. Mr. Polanski is unfit to lead a national political party.”

Asked about the controversy on Tuesday, Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said “all politicians need to be careful what they post”, especially Death of former MP Ann Widdecombe At the beginning of this month.