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

Father Ted co-creator detained by armed officers at Heathrow airport last year over gender-critical posts on X

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.