On the recordSeptember 3, 2025
Sending five officers to arrest a man for a tweet isn’t policing, it’s politics.
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Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party
Sending five officers to arrest a man for a tweet isn’t policing, it’s politics.
Badenoch criticized the police's decision to arrest Graham Linehan over social media posts.
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