# @pinknews on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOIs9HkDqoK
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-03T10:01:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PinkNews (@pinknews) — https://gondola.cc/pinknews

## Caption

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said that ministers may need to "look at" free speech laws after comedian Graham Linehan was arrested over his posts on X/Twitter.

The 57 year old 'Father Ted' creator claims he was arrested he was detained by five armed officers at Heathrow Airport after flying in from Arizona.
The Met Police did not identify Linehan but a spokeswoman said: “On Monday, September 1 at 1pm officers arrested a man at Heathrow Airport after he arrived on an inbound American Airlines flight.
"“The man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of inciting violence. This is in relation to posts on X."

Speaking on the BBC Today programme, Streeting said: "As the prime minister and home secretary have been clear, we want the police to focus on policing streets rather than tweets.

"But the thing we are mindful of, as a government that backs the police to keep us safe, is that police are there to enforce the laws that we as Parliament legislate for.
"So if over the years, with good intentions, Parliament has layered more and more expectation on police, and diluted the focus and priorities of the public, that's obviously something we need to look at."

When pressed on whether the free speech laws should be changed, the Health Secretary responded: "When it comes to speech, context is king. We do have to, as legislators, tread really carefully when it comes to boundaries of free speech."

#wesstreeting #ukpolitics #grahamlinehan #freespeech #lgbtqia

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