Posted on 09/03/2025 1:28:40 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Nigel Farage told a House committee that American citizens faced the risk of arrest if they traveled to the United Kingdom after making social media posts that fall foul of British laws on speech.
The British politician, who is a member of Parliament and leads the country's right-wing Reform U.K. party, gave the warning after Irish comedian Graham Linehan was arrested at Heathrow Airport over his X posts about transgender individuals.
Free speech restrictions in the U.K. and elsewhere in Europe have been a recurring topic of discussion for the right in the United States. But advocates of laws against "hate speech" and incitement to violence argue they are necessary for a cohesive and inclusive society.
"He's not even a British citizen. He's an Irish citizen. This could happen to any American man or woman that goes to Heathrow, that has said things online that the British government and British police don't like," Farage told the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
"It is a potentially big threat to tech bosses, to many, many others."
Linehan had made a reference in one post to punching a trans woman who had entered a female space to make them leave, which he told police was a joke. He has clashed frequently with trans rights advocates.
"At what point did we become North Korea?" Farage told the committee. "Well I think the Irish comedy writer found that out two days ago at Heathrow Airport. This is a genuinely worrying, concerning, and shocking situation."
Following outcry over Linehan's arrest, London's Metropolitan Police Chief, Sir Mark Rowley, said his officers have been put in an "impossible position" and should not be "policing toxic culture wars debates."
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Keir is a poop. Come and get me, coppers!
The UK is TOTALLY LOST!
Hopefully Trump will point this out to The King soon.
That’s why I won’t ever travel to Germany again. I’ve made a few unflattering remarks about Freddie the Fuhrer as well as actions taken by the German government. I’ve also blasted Frau Merkel’s decision to let the moslem hordes invade Germany. I’m sure I’m on a watch list right now and would either be banned from entering the country or arrested on the spot at the gate or inside the airport. Funny thing is, both my parents emigrated from Germany and I have citizenship rights there, but I’ll never exercise that right as I have zero desire to live in that totalitarian feceshole.
Send for the Peelers!
They won’t arrest their illegals or rapists but they’d arrest me upon my arrival there for violating their speech laws while still in MY country? Only time I’ve seen it justified is with American pedos returning from their pedo tours in other countries. Glad I’ve already been there. To hell with them. No need to ever go back.
There is even one of some German intellectual or politician arguing with a surly Muslim over mass immigration and behind him he has an American flag.
Oh my oh my!
I can’t imagine President Trump letting this happen without severe consequences to the UK...
Absurd.
Absurd and draconian.
Would also not visit UK Crown proxies of:
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
islam is a totalitarian death cult founded by a child rapist.
Seems to me fought a war with Britian over
This.
The US should start web pages posting all the things the UK is arresting people for posting - come and get us - like in 1776.
Starmer attacks Farage for being “unpatriotic” and telling the Americans about Labour’s authoritarian Britain.
He calls Farage a “disgrace”.
I’ll tell you what’s a disgrace… 3000 people a year arrested for social media posts - 7x more than Russia. pic.twitter.com/sIE1ilTOJ7— Ben Leo (@benleo444) September 3, 2025
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