The Metropolitan Police have said they will take no further action after a Nottinghamshire MP's comments on Eddie Izzard were reported for allegedly being transphobic. Ashfield MP Lee Anderson was reported by an Ashfield councillor over his comments on the comedian and activist during an interview on TalkTV on Wednesday, October 26.
David Hennigan, an Ashfield Independent, said he believed a hate crime had been committed by the Conservative MP. However, a spokesman for the Met Police told Nottinghamshire Live that no offences had been identified.
"On Thursday, 27 October we received a complaint in relation to comments made during a television interview given on College Green, Westminster on Wednesday, 26 October," he said. "The complaint has been assessed and no offences have been identified. As a result no further action will be taken."