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Kate Whannel Political reporter

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Zack Polanski is the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has acknowledged he was wrong to say he had been a spokesman for the British Red Cross.

On Tuesday, The Times reported that Polanski had falsely made the claim in 2022 while campaigning to be the deputy leader of his party.

Speaking to the BBC's Today programme, Polanski said he had hosted fundraisers for the charity in the past but accepted he had used "the wrong word" when describing himself as a spokesman.

"It's important though, and I accept this, that they [the Red Cross] don't support any political party and I've made sure that that's been taken down," he said.

In its report , The Times said Polanski had described himself as a Red Cross spokesman on his personal website in 2020 and again two years later on a crowdfunding page.

Polanski, who was elected leader of the Green Party of England and Wales last year, said it was "fine" for the media to…