Met Police will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents, force confirms

The Free Speech Union said they plan to sue the Metropolitan Police for "wrongful arrest" over the incident

Reacting to the news, former Met Police detective Peter Bleksley told GB News: "About time too, it was always ludicrous."

In a statement, the force said: “We understand the concern around this case. The Commissioner has been clear he doesn’t believe officers should be policing toxic culture war debates, with current laws and rules on inciting violence online leaving them in an impossible position.

“As a result, the Met will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents. We believe this will provide clearer direction for officers, reduce ambiguity and enable them to focus on matters that meet the threshold for criminal investigations.

"These incidents will still be recorded and used as valuable pieces of intelligence to establish potential patterns of behaviour or criminality.

"We will continue to investigate and arrest those who commit hate crimes, allowing us to comply with statutory guidance while focusing our resources on criminality and public protection."

Mr Bleksley continued: "It was a huge symptom of the woke liberal ideology that pollutes so much of police leadership. that they felt this was something they needed to get involved in.

"Was it a hangover from the autocratic policing of covid that so many of them enjoyed. I'm not sure, but it's been a very embarrassing day for the Met.

"They've been embarrassed into doing this. Something that they should have stood up, acted like a police service and abandoned a very long time ago.

"In fact, they should never have got involved with this stuff in the first place."