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Police to take no further action against Polanski over guillotine re-post
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The Metropolitan Police has said it will take no further action against Green Party leader Zack Polanski after he re-posted a photo of a man wearing a T-shirt with an image of a guillotine and the slogan "we're only making plans for Nigel".
"Zack Polanski is allowed to get away with inciting murder whilst ordinary people up and down the country get a knock at the door for making a joke online."
The Met said after careful review it had concluded it was unlikely the sharing of the image online would constitute a criminal offence.
Shortly after the Met Police's statement, Avon and Somerset Police said "the threshold for a criminal offence has not been met".
The force added they it took the safety of elected politicians "extremely seriously" and it would continue to take action "wherever a threat is identified".