Polanski ‘not fit to lead a party’ after Golders Green tweet, says minister – UK politics live
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has criticized Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski for retweeting a post that questioned police conduct during the arrest of a suspect in the Golders Green stabbing attack. She described his actions as 'abhorrent' and said they demonstrated he was unfit to lead a political party. Polanski has since apologized after facing backlash, including from the Metropolitan Police chief.
- ▪Zack Polanski retweeted a post alleging excessive police force during the arrest of a suspect in the Golders Green attack.
- ▪Heidi Alexander condemned Polanski's retweet as 'disgusting' and 'abhorrent,' questioning his fitness to lead a political party.
- ▪The suspect, Essa Suleiman, has been charged with attempted murder in two separate attacks in London.
- ▪The Metropolitan Police chief publicly criticized Polanski for undermining officer confidence.
- ▪The UK's terror threat level was raised to severe following the attacks.
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11m ago04.27 EDTPolanski's 'abhorrent' response to Golders Green attack shows he is unfit to 'lead a political party', minister saysGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, has said Zack Polanski’s retweeting of a post suggesting the police used excessive force when they arrested the suspect in the Golders Green attack last week was “disgusting” and “absolutely abhorrent” as she claimed he was not “fit to lead a political party”.Polanski retweeted, without comment, a post on X alleging that officers were “repeatedly and violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head” when he was already incapacitated by a stun gun.The Green party leader has since apologised after being publicly criticised by the head of the Metropolitan…
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