After facing mounting criticism from figures like Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage, and Elon Musk, Essex Police have finally decided to drop their investigation into Telegraph journalist Allison Pearson regarding a year-old tweet. The decision came after intervention from a criminal lawyer funded by the Free Speech Union. Good news for freedom of speech lovers…
UPDATE: Nigel Farage said he’s “delighted” the police dropped the case, though “what about the dozens of people every day who face this intimidation?” He also vows Reform would repeal the draconian hate speech laws…
Paula Barker, Liverpool Wavertree MP backing Andy Burnham, told Times Radio there wouldn’t be trouble from the markets under Burnham:
“The markets will have to fall in line.”