The arrest of Father Ted writer Graham Linehan over social media posts sharing his views on trans rights has sparked a fresh debate about free speech in the UK.
Writing on Substack, the 57-year-old said that after flying into the UK from Arizona, he was detained by five armed officers at Heathrow Airport and put in a cell before being questioned over posts published on X in April.
Sky’s Wilfred Frost asked cabinet minister Wes Streeting about it, he said "we would rather see police on the streets rather than policing tweets."
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