Reform UK has reported Green Party leader Zack Polanski to the Metropolitan Police over an Instagram post that included a photo of a man wearing a T-shirt with the name "Nigel" alongside a guillotine image.
The post was shared on July 27, 2026, and removed once Polanski became aware of its content.
It was originally shared with his 713,000 followers after he accepted a collaboration request.
The T-shirt read, "We're only making plans for Nigel." Reform UK considers this incitement to murder against their leader Nigel Farage.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed they received a third-party report about the image on the same day and are conducting inquiries.
Alex Wilson, Reform UK's Leader on the London Assembly, will also report Polanski to the Monitoring Officer on the Greater London Authority.
Reform UK's home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf described the post as "inciting murder" and emphasized the timing, coming just two weeks after the murder of Reform UK's immigration spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe.
Yusuf said, "Zack Polanski has posted to his 713k Instagram followers a photo of a man in a T-shirt calling for the beheading of Nigel Farage."
He added, "To do this just 2 weeks after our friend Ann was murdered is staggering. Polanski is inciting murder.
It must be treated as such by the police."
Nigel Farage also publicly condemned the post on X, stating, "This is what Zack Polanski has just posted on his Instagram.
If I was to post anything as inciteful then I would expect to be arrested, and so should Polanski."
Farage has repeatedly highlighted concerns about his personal safety and that of his party members, especially following Widdecombe's murder, which is under counter-terrorism investigation.
A Green Party spokesperson explained that Polanski accepted the collaboration request to share images from a Green Party event in Bristol on July 26, but immediately removed the post once he realized it contained the controversial image.
They said, "Once this image was brought to his attention, he immediately unshared the post. He unequivocally does not support this type of dangerous message."
The phrase on the T-shirt references the 1979 song "Making Plans for Nigel" by English rock band XTC, as noted by some social media users.
The Metropolitan Police tweeted that they take reports of this nature very seriously and are actively investigating the matter.
Earlier in July, Farage met with the Home Office over his security arrangements.
The government pledged to review security measures for MPs, especially in light of Widdecombe's murder, including those who are no longer serving but remain politically active.
