Zack Polanski has acknowledged he was wrong to say he was a spokesperson for the British Red Cross.
The Green Party leader made the false claim as he campaigned to become the party’s deputy leader back in 2022, as first reported by the Times.
Asked about the reports, Mr Polanski admitted he “used the wrong word” and said the post had been removed.
It comes as Mr Polanski battles plummeting approval ratings after sharing a social media post criticising police officers for kicking the suspect in the Golders Green attack while arresting him.
The social media post was condemned both by politicians from other parties and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, who said it was “inaccurate and misinformed”.
Mr Polanski apologised for sharing the post in haste but said that he was “traumatised by seeing someone handcuffed and repeatedly kicked in the head”.
The Greens are also facing accusations of antisemitism, after Labour said it would release a document which they say exposes 25 Green Party local election candidates for having “disturbing views”.
Voters are set to go to the polls for the Scottish and Welsh parliaments on Thursday, as well as for local councils across England.
