Overview
- The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed no further action after reviewing the Met’s file on Graham Linehan’s Heathrow arrest over three social media posts.
- The Metropolitan Police said it will stop investigating non-crime hate incidents, citing unclear online incitement rules and stating such reports will continue to be recorded for intelligence.
- Police notified Linehan’s lawyers that the decision could be reconsidered if new evidence emerges.
- The Free Speech Union said it has instructed lawyers to sue the Met for wrongful arrest and related claims.
- A judge at Westminster Magistrates’ Court previously lifted Linehan’s bail conditions as too vague, and a separate trial on alleged harassment and criminal damage is due to resume on 29 October.