Graham Linehan receives settlement from Met over online post arrest
The comedian was arrested at Heathrow Airport in September 2025 and was subsequently taken to hospital.
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"I don't regret anything I've tweeted - sometimes I've tweeted a bit more out of anger, because of the frustration that no-one's paying attention to this issue."
— Graham Linehan , Celebrity
"I hope they'll go further and stop arresting people for tweets."
— Lord Toby Young , Activist
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The comedian was arrested at Heathrow Airport in September 2025 and was subsequently taken to hospital.
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