UK police drop case against Polanski over guillotine-themed Farage post, but he still won't apologize

Sky News — Politics—UK police have closed their investigation into Green Party leader Zack Polanski over a guillotine-themed image referencing Reform UK's Nigel Farage posted on social media, with officers confirming no further action will be taken. Despite the case being dropped, Polanski is refusing to apologize for the post, insisting it was satire rather than incitement. The dispute began after Farage and allies characterized the imagery as a violent threat, prompting the police referral in the first place. Sky News frames the story around Polanski's continued refusal to apologize, while the Guardian and BBC center on the formal end of the police matter.

• Sky News — Politics — Polanski refuses apology over controversial Farage guillotine social media post
• Guardian — Politics — Police take no further action over Polanski sharing Farage guillotine image
• BBC — Politics — UK police drop case against Roman Polanski over controversial guillotine social media post
• The Independent (UK) — guillotine imagery reportedly a T-shirt design, not just a social media post