Zack Polanski and Nigel FarageZack Polanski has accused Nigel Farage of “running scared” after the Reform UK leader turned down the chance of a head-to-head debate with his Green Party rival.Farage said “if you pick a fight which a chimney sweep you get covered in soot” when asked whether he would take Polanski up on the offer.It comes after the Green Party leader knocked back the chance of a debate with Reform policy chief Zia Yusuf.Referring to Polanski’s support for drug legalisation, Farage added: “You know, he’s got a fan club. All the heroin smokers think he’s absolutely marvellous.”But Polanski told HuffPost UK: “Farage is running scared - he doesn’t want to talk about Reform’s super-rich backers, their Russia links, their plans to strip rights away from working people and to introduce charges to use the NHS.”🚨 WATCH: Nigel Farage rejects Zack Polanski's request for a one-to-one debate "I generally find that if you pick a fight with a chimney sweep you get covered in soot, so I might just leave that alone""But he's got a fan club - all the heroin smokers and everything" pic.twitter.com/e5F6H80eV4— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) February 3, 2026The Greens are locked in a three-way battle with Reform and Labour in the crunch Gorton and Denton by-election, which takes place on February 26.Polanski added: “Farage knows that in Gorton and Denton, Labour are out of the race and Hannah Spencer is coming for Reform. “It’s no surprise Farage is hiding behind cheap jokes - he’s got nothing to gain and everything to lose from going up against someone willing to say it how it is.”Related...Zack Polanski Slams 'Pretty Vile' Keir Starmer Over Drugs And Putin JibesZack Polanski Uses 4-Letter Word To Hit Back After Cabinet Minister's AttackExclusive: Cabinet Minister Brands Zack Polanski A 'Con Artist' In Outspoken Attack
Exclusive: Zack Polanski Accuses Nigel Farage Of 'Running Scared' Of Head-To-Head Debate
