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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

Graham Linehan gets £25,000 compensation and an apology from Met police after arrest

Graham Linehan
A police spokesperson said: ‘We recognise the considerable distress caused to Mr Linehan.’ Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

The Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been paid £25,000 in compensation by the Metropolitan police and received an apology after his arrest over his gender-critical social media posts.

Linehan, 57, was detained by armed officers at Heathrow airport last September after a 10-hour flight from Arizona.

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