By the time they had escorted him to a private area, Graham Linehan's 'offence' had been explained to him. He was under arrest for a series of 'anti-trans' social media posts.

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has claimed he was arrested by five armed police officers at Heathrow Airport over a series of gender-critical tweets.

Comedy writer alleges he was detained ‘like a terrorist and locked in a cell like a criminal’