Opposition politicians have criticised the arrest of Graham Linehan after the Father Ted writer was detained over social media posts about trans people.The 57-year-old said he had been detained by five armed officers at Heathrow Airport after flying in from Arizona, and told he was under arrest over three posts on X.Conservative MPs described it as "ridiculous" and accused the police of "arresting people for making jokes".

Opposition politicians have criticised the arrest of Graham Linehan after the Father Ted writer was detained over social media posts about trans people.The 57-year-old said he had been detained by five armed officers at Heathrow Airport after flying in from Arizona, and told he was under arrest over three posts on X.Conservative MPs described it as "ridiculous" and accused the police of "arresting people for making jokes".