Zack Polanski criticised over previous claims linking breast size and hypnosis

Politics
12 Mar 2026 • 7:01 AM MYT
The Independent
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  • Green Party leader Zack Polanski is facing renewed scrutiny over past claims that hypnosis could increase a woman's breast size.
  • Polanski, then a hypnotherapist, made the controversial remark to a newspaper in 2013 before entering politics.
  • He has consistently maintained that he was misrepresented and apologised the day after the initial report, recognising it could be offensive.
  • However, a resurfaced BBC Radio Humberside interview from June 2013 shows Polanski appearing to defend his theory days later, contradicting his recent claims of an immediate apology and misrepresentation.
  • A Labour source criticised Polanski, stating he "lied about it" and that his pretence of misrepresentation was "absolute nonsense".

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