The head of the police force that arrested Father Ted creator Graham Linehan said his officers are in "an impossible position" when dealing with statements made online, and should not be "policing toxic culture wars debates".Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said he would make suggestions to the Government about how laws governing social media posts could be changed, and is ready to test new approaches "within a matter of weeks".His force came under fire after Linehan, 57, was arr

The head of the police force that arrested Father Ted creator Graham Linehan said his officers are in "an impossible position" when dealing with statements made online, and should not be "policing toxic culture wars debates".Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said he would make suggestions to the Government about how laws governing social media posts could be changed, and is ready to test new approaches "within a matter of weeks".His force came under fire after Linehan, 57, was arrested at Heathrow Airport over three posts he had made on X about trans issues.