Father Ted writer tells police ‘don’t cuff me for standing up for women’s rights’ after being detained by five officers

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’

The Metropolitan Police confirmed that a man in his fifties was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Monday

Comedy writer intercepted by five armed officers at Heathrow after flying in from Arizona

The writer’s detention by armed police is the latest authoritarian move supporting the trans lobby’s crackdown on language

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'…

We can only hope the comedy writer’s case might form the catalyst for a much-needed revision of this country’s laws

Police were accused of a 'totalitarian' clampdown on free speech after Father Ted writer Graham Linehan was arrested by armed officers over online comments about transgender…

Father Ted writer at first bemused but then needed hospital treatment after five armed police arrested him at airport over anti-trans tweets

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 claimed he was arrested ‘like a terrorist’ at Heathrow Airport on Monday

Linehan was detained at Heathrow by five armed officers as he returned to Britain from Arizona , and accused of 'inciting violence' in relation to three posts he had made on X…

Father Ted writer tells police ‘don’t cuff me for standing up for women’s rights’ after being detained by five officers

Sir Mark Rowley says forces in ‘impossible position’ after arrest of Graham Linehan over gender-critical tweet

Rowley says officers should not be ‘policing toxic culture wars debates’ and are in an impossible position

The Father Ted creator was detained by five armed officers as he returned to Britain from Arizona, and accused of 'inciting violence' in relation to three posts he had made on X.

This shameful action by police shows that those in positions of power and influence are still marching to trans activism’s tune

The police are not just blindly enforcing the law; the state has favoured ideologies and communities, which it uses its power to defend

US voices fears over erosion of free speech in UK after detention of Father Ted writer

Five armed officers apprehended the Father Ted creator at Heathrow over a tweet