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The authorities needs to look astatine whether constabulary are "getting the equilibrium right", Wes Streeting has said aft the apprehension of the co-writer of Father Ted implicit posts connected societal media.
The wellness caput told Sky News with Wilfred Frost that helium can't remark connected the specifics of the lawsuit involving Graham Linehan - who besides created the Black Books and The IT Crowd comedies - arsenic operational constabulary decisions are "rightly autarkic of politicians".
Linehan said connected Tuesday helium was arrested astatine Heathrow Airport, implicit societal media posts sharing his views connected trans rights.
But Mr Streeting said much mostly that the authorities would alternatively spot "police connected the streets alternatively than policing tweets".
The furniture subordinate added: "It's the easiest happening successful the satellite for radical to criticise the police, but they are enforcing laws that parliament has passed and asked them to enforce.
"So if we haven't got the equilibrium right, arsenic Parliament implicit successive governments, that is thing that we request to look astatine due to the fact that the Home Secretary is precise wide astir what her priorities are".
He said that those priorities are neighbourhood policing and keeping borders safe.
Mr Linehan's apprehension has sparked a caller statement astir escaped code successful the UK.
Writing connected Substack, the 57-year-old said that aft flying into the UK from Arizona, helium was detained by 5 equipped officers astatine Heathrow Airport and enactment successful a compartment earlier being questioned implicit posts published connected X successful April.
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