Graham Linehan has been awarded a £25,000 settlement from the Metropolitan Police following his arrest last year over social media posts concerning transgender issues.
The 58-year-old Irish comedy writer was apprehended by Met officers at Heathrow Airport in September, after arriving from Arizona, on suspicion of inciting violence through three posts he made on X. The investigation into these posts was subsequently dropped in October, with Mr Linehan stating his intention to "hold the police accountable".
