Met police chief calls for review of law after Graham Linehan arrest

Rowley says officers should not be policing toxic culture wars debates' and are in an impossible position

The Metropolitan police have declined to drop their investigation into the comedy writer Graham Linehan for tweets about trans issues, and said that the law used by officers to detain him needs reviewing.

The Met commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, said on Wednesday officers should not be policing toxic culture wars debates", and while any review took place, officers would investigate only more serious cases concerning online messages.