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Journalist ‘dumbfounded’ by police visit over social media post investigation

A journalist said she was “dumbfounded and upset” when police knocked on her door on Remembrance Sunday and informed her she was being investigated for alleged incitement of racial hatred over a year-old deleted post online. Telegraph columnist ...

14 Nov 2024 at 13:14

Police probes ‘should not trespass upon free speech’, chiefs told

Police chiefs have been told they are not the “thought police” as the shadow home secretary said officers should only be investigating non-crime hate incidents where there is a “real risk of imminent criminality”. Chris Philp used a speech at ...

20 Nov 2024 at 12:09

Police must separate offensive conduct from criminal, says watchdog

Police should stop recording non-crime hate incidents and must “separate the offensive from the criminal”, a watchdog has said. Sir Andy Cooke, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, said officers are placed in an invidious position ...

10 Sept 2025 at 00:01

Non-crime hate incidents ‘must be investigated to detect precursors to violence’

Police must investigate so-called non-crime hate incidents so they do not miss “precursors to violence”, one of the UK’s most senior officers has said. Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Gavin Stephens said the rioting ...

19 Nov 2024 at 12:20

Police visit to journalist over social media post ‘absolutely wrong’ – Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch has said people need to stop “wasting police time on trivial incidents” after officers visited a journalist at her home over a year-old tweet. The Conservative Party leader said such incidents are “like children reporting ...

15 Nov 2024 at 22:13

Police close investigation into social media post by journalist Allison Pearson

Essex Police have closed an investigation into a journalist for alleged incitement of racial hatred over a post online that has since been deleted. An independent review will be launched into the force’s handling of the case. ...

21 Nov 2024 at 22:11

Police ‘acted reasonably’ in Allison Pearson ‘hate crime’ case, report finds

Essex Police “acted reasonably” when it investigated a journalist for alleged incitement of racial hatred over a post online that has since been deleted, a report has found. Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson said she ...

06 Mar 2025 at 16:46

Police chiefs write to Home Secretary to push for law change after Linehan row

Three of the country’s most senior police officers have written to the Home Secretary to push for changes in the law around offensive statements made online. Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Gavin ...

10 Sept 2025 at 17:11

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