Allison Pearson: Police drop investigation into social media post by journalist

The Daily Telegraph journalist said she was wearing her dressing gown when two constables from Essex Police knocked on her door on Remembrance Sunday. - (Getty)

Essex Police have closed an investigation into columnist Allison Pearson for alleged incitement of racial hatred over a social media post.

The force said it would be conducting an independent review will be launched into the force’s handling of the case which centred around a now-deleted X/Twitter post published last year.