The Metropolitan Police have been told to focus on 'serious crime' in a veiled swipe by Downing Street after Father Ted creator Graham Linehan was arrested by armed police at Heathrow Airport over 'anti-trans' tweets.
The Irish comedy writer, whose successful career was derailed by his 'anti-trans' views, says he was treated like a 'terrorist' before being quizzed by police over 'three tweets' he posted in April.
The Met Police has confirmed the 57-year-old was arrested on suspicion of inciting violence at around 1pm yesterday 'in relation to posts on X'.
JK Rowling and Elon Musk are among several high-profile names to speak out after Linehan was arrested as soon as he stepped off an American Airlines flight from Arizona to London.
Tesla and X CEO Musk described Britain as a 'police state', while Rowling fumed: 'What the f*** has the UK become? This is totalitarianism. Utterly deplorable.'
