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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
George Lithgow

Police ‘acted reasonably’ in Allison Pearson ‘hate crime’ case, report finds

Decisions were made ‘in good-faith and without fear or favour’ (Ian Nicholson/PA) - (PA Archive)

Essex Police “acted reasonably” when it investigated a journalist for alleged incitement of racial hatred over a post online that has since been deleted, a report has found.

Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson said she was wearing her dressing gown when she was spoken to by two constables from Essex Police on Remembrance Sunday, about a year-old post on social media platform X.

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