Greens: ‘if only Labour would nick our policies, not just our memes’

Polanski’s Green party is showing UK parties how it’s done, after Labour’s social media accounts copied a trending Green-party political meme just days after it was posted on 16 January.

Mirror, mirror

The Greens’ meme is a play on a popular ‘Spidermen’ scene where web-slinging clones point accusingly at each other.

The clones bear the faces of PM Keir Starmer, far-right Tory Kemi Badenoch, and the equally extreme Nigel Farage. The meme makes the point that the three ‘leaders’ have more in common than what sets them apart. 

Different parties, same tired politics.
They act like rivals but serve the same agenda.
Only the Greens are offering real solutions for a fairer, greener future. pic.twitter.com/STu2P7JdiZ

— The Green Party (@TheGreenParty) January 16, 2026

Recycled images, recycled politics

Almost exactly four days later, Labour ‘recycled’ the image. Typically, the Labour version was lazy and lacked effort. Their red Tory version slapped some black boxes over Spiderman and his clones, bearing the names of Reform politicians.

Reform is stuffed full of Tories who failed Britain. Same people, same chaos and decline. pic.twitter.com/gnD0AAERJM

— The Labour Party (@UKLabour) January 20, 2026

Also typically, the Greens — who are far more adept and agile on social media — didn’t waste the opportunity.

A Green party source told the Canary today that it would be “great” if Labour nicked some policies and not just memes — and mocked Labour’s dire-but-expensive social media output and awful governance:

It would be great if they now started stealing our policies as well. Labour spends a fortune on social media but like the way it is running the country, it has no ideas. Our small team like the Green Party has the talent and ideas.

Featured image via X/the Canary