Overview

• Prosecutors confirmed no further action on Graham Linehan’s 1 September Heathrow arrest for suspected incitement over three social media posts.
• The Metropolitan Police said it will stop investigating non-crime hate incidents, though such reports will still be recorded for intelligence and hate crimes will continue to be pursued.
• A Met detective told Linehan’s lawyers the decision could be reconsidered if new evidence comes to light.
• The Free Speech Union says it has instructed lawyers to sue the Met for alleged wrongful arrest, and Linehan says he intends to seek accountability.
• Westminster Magistrates’ Court last week scrapped Linehan’s bail conditions as too vague, while a separate harassment case involving Sophia Brooks is scheduled to resume on 29 October.