Green Leader Apologizes for Police Criticism

0:00On May 1, Green Party leader Zach Polansky apologized for sharing a social media post that slammed police for being too rough during a tear. Suspects arresting Golders Green. The post caught out officers for heavy-handed tactics on Wednesday when they took down Sassulamon, who had stabbed two Jewish people. Met police commissioner Mark Rally met the officers involved and said they were shaken up, fearing the guy might have a bomb. He defended their actions as spot-on, given the danger, and hit back at critics like Polansky for not getting it unless you've been there. Rally and even folks in Polansky's own party piled on the pressure. Well-screens leader Anthony Slotter called the share inappropriate, while ex-deputies Sharar Ali urged people to skip backing the party in upcoming, local elections. Polansky finally issued a statement this afternoon, owning up to sharing the tweet too fast and saying leaders need to cool tensions. He still wants reflection on police responses in proper settings, not social media, and

1:00invited Rally for a sit-down on the issues. This blow up highlights growing rifts in the Greens over Polansky's direction, coming right after some public pushback from their own MP on his foreign policy takes.