"Graham Linehan appears to have violated a bail condition stipulating he stay off of X, formerly Twitter, just days after he was arrested at Heathrow. The 57-year-old 'gender-critical' pundit was arrested by armed police on Monday (1 September) on suspicion of "inciting violence" through his social media posts. The Met Police confirmed a man in his fifties had been arrested at Heathrow and was later released on bail "pending further investigation.""
"As part of his bail condition, Linehan claimed he was instructed not to use X until instructed otherwise. PinkNews has confirmed this to be the case. However, the Father Ted co-creator seems to have used the social media platform on Thursday (4 September), posting a reply at 11:44 pm BST thanking a user showing support for him. In response to the post, which called Linehan a "brave ally of women and children," Linehan replied: "Dawwww mate!""
"A Met Police spokesperson said after being taken into custody on Monday, Linehan was later taken to hospital over health concerns, adding: "His condition is neither life-threatening nor life-changing." A spokesperson for prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said following the arrest that police should prioritise "tackling anti-social behaviour, shoplifting, street crime, as well as reducing serious violent crimes like knife crime a"
Graham Linehan was arrested at Heathrow on 1 September by armed police on suspicion of inciting violence via social media posts. He was released on bail pending further investigation with a condition reportedly instructing him not to use X (formerly Twitter) until told otherwise. Linehan posted on X on 4 September, replying "Dawwww mate!" to a user who praised him. The posts under investigation included calls to punch trans women who enter female-only spaces and hostile language directed at trans people. Police said Linehan was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening health concerns. A government spokesperson urged policing priorities on street and serious violent crime.
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