Met police chief criticises Green party leader over post on Golders Green attack

Mark Rowley says Zack Polanski’s comments risk denting confidence of officers confronting ‘dangerous’ suspects

The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, thoughtlessly undermined the confidence of officers to deal with dangerous people by sharing a critical social media post after the Golders Green stabbings, according to the head of the Metropolitan police.

Officers were filmed detaining the suspect after two Jewish people were stabbed in the north-west London suburb on Wednesday.