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State-owned visits with President Donald Trump’s plan U.K. Later this month, another eye-catching arrest exposed the growing free speech crisis in the UK.
The arrest of Irish comedian Graham Linehan, who allegedly criticized trans activists on social media, coincided with British politician Nigel Farage warning Congress that England was trapped in a “really terrible authoritarian situation.”
The leader of the British Populist Reform Party sued U.S. lawmakers at a hearing on “Europe’s threat to freedom of speech” on Wednesday, and sitcom writer Linehan discovered life in totalitarian North Korean state at Heathrow Airport on Monday.
Graham Linehan, co-creator of “Father Ted”, spoke to London media in the media outside Westminster District Court, where he pleaded not guilty to her phone call on May 12, 2025. The 56-year-old Irish comedy writer, 56, denied allegations of harassing Sophia Brooks on social media and shines on her phone. (Luxi North/PA image via Getty image)
this Arrest Linehan In a country widely regarded as one of the birthplaces of strong freedom of speech, there has been fierce criticism of the left-wing Labor government.
Comedian and actor John Cleese’s film “Brien’s Life” satirizes a biblical man who wants to be a woman named Loretta and has a baby, and he wrote to his 5.3 million followers about Linehan’s followers: “I see five London police arrested a comedian with five London police.
President Donald Trump “I just said that, as far as the UK is concerned, something strange is happening. They are suppressing, and it’s surprising. I’ve talked to the Prime Minister and let’s see what’s going on. But, this is another different situation. I’m very surprised to see what’s going on.”
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Presidents Donald Trump turned to the golf course on July 28, 2025 at Trump in Scotland. (Tolga Akmen/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Our freedom of speech in the UK is very, very long, and it will last for a long time,” Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at a White House meeting in February.
According to critics of the Conservative Party and the Workforce Government, examples of suppression of freedom of speech abound in recent years.
In January, Hertfordshire police arrested parents Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine for the news they shared on their parents’ whatsapp chat group. Six officers searched their residence and the couple was detained for eight hours in a spit at Cowley Hill Elementary School. The school complained about Allen’s remarks about the recruitment process of senior teachers.
Essex police investigate conservatives Daily Telecom columnist Allison Pearson allegedly racist X post, which criticized police in November 2024.
United Jack flag on Westminster Bridge across the Parliament Building in London on November 6, 2024. (Mike Kemp/ via Getty Image in Picture)
In August, business owner Rob Davies’ store suffered from shoplifting, and police advised to delete handwritten notes, saying: “Please help from the open cabinet because of despicable people shoplifting.” Davis refused and was not arrested.
Authorities have jailed Lucy Connolly, the wife of Conservative politician, for posting alleged racist messages on X Axel Rudakubana Three children were murdered in Southport in August 2024. She deleted the position within four hours. The court sentenced Connolly to 31 months in prison.
Lucy Connolly was sentenced to 31 months in prison for a racist tweet that demanded mass deportation and, among other extreme remarks, participated in a panel discussion at the UK Reform British Party meeting in Birmingham on September 6, 2025. (Phil Noble/Reuters)
The huge suppression of British freedom of speech and thought is raising alarm bells on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Critics accused of other forms of traits and thought in the UK.
Lois McLatchie Miller, senior legal communications officer based in the League of Britain, told Fox News Digital that British authorities are taking huge steps to reduce the right to prayer. “We support several people who pray silently near the abortion center,” she said.
Adam Smith-Connor must pay $11,330 in the buffer zone of the abortion clinic in 2022. (UKU)
When Adam Smith-Connor, a British veteran in the Afghan war in 2022, participated in the “Three Minutes of Silent Prayer”, she used “the most expensive prayer in history as an example”, which led to his order to pay about $11,330.
“Adam is praying for his son, who lost his abortion 22 years ago. The alliance defends international freedom.
Vice President JD Vance Warnings are about Smith-Connor at the Munich Security Conference in February, “freedom of speech is retreating.” “What JD Vance did was amazing,” said McLatchie Miller.
UK government accused of violating freedom of speech: “Think before posting”
Retired scientist Livia Toscici-Bolt was arrested for standing outside an abortion clinic reading a sign, “If you want, please speak here.” (ADF International)
McLatchie Miller abortion The clinic for silent prayer in 2022.
Retired medical scientist Livia Tossici-Bolt was standing outside an abortion facility and noted: “If you want, speak here.” Authorities arrested her for violating a “buffer zone” law that restricted protests in abortion clinics.
Scotland has always been the zero ground for restrictions on the right to freedom of expression in biological communities. Authorities arrested grandmother Rose Docherty for her silent protest outside a Glasgow abortion facility. She held a sign that read: “Coercion is a crime, speak here if you will.”
Police in Liverpool, England. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Image)
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Shawn Carney, president and CEO of Texas-based 40 Days of Life, told Fox News Digital that his biological organization has British citizen leaders overseeing the UK’s network. He called Britain’s repression “a newfound paranoia of freedom of speech. It has developed over the past few years”.
When asked why the UK is said to be free speech, “My only guess is that the more pro-life the United States is, the more they target themselves as biological citizens.” Carney added that the UK’s restrictions on free speech are also a reaction to Trump’s policies on loved ones. “Britain has always been a laugh at the freedom of speech in the West,” Carney said.
