A man claiming to be a Polish prince has challenged British politician Nigel Farage to a duel - with swords. 

Farage's party UKIP, which is contesting the British General Election in May, has run on an anti-immigration platform which has angered Yanek Zylinski.

"I've had enough of the discrimination against Polish people in this country. The most idiotic example I've heard of has been Mr. Nigel Farage blaming migrants for traffic jams on the M4," he says in a YouTube video, brandishing his father's sword.

Zylinski invited Farage to a duel in Hyde Park, London. 

“I’d like us to meet in Hyde Park one morning with our swords and resolve this matter in a way that an 18th Century Polish aristocrat and an English gentleman would traditionally do,” he said. “Are you up for it, Mr Farage?”

Farage chose not to accept the offer, saying "It is an impressive sword. I don't have one but I'm sure we could find one if we had to. But I'm not intending to accept the offer."

A spokesman from UKIP later claimed that "Nigel doesn’t have a sword. And he’s trying to keep violence out of this election campaign."