Both Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting have re-emphasised that police should prioritise street crime following backlash over Graham Linehan’s arrest

Downing Street said Sir Keir Starmer had been ‘clear’ about his ‘priorities for crime and policing’

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

Both Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting have re-emphasised that police should prioritise street crime following backlash over Graham Linehan’s arrest