Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on the growing backlash to police investigating a journalist's social media post
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
November 18, 20243m 56s
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Police in Essex have defended investigating a social media post written by a Daily Telegraph columnist amid growing backlash.
Allison Pearson received a visit from officers on Remembrance Sunday over a long-deleted social media post - and was left 'dumbstruck'.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey says people have questioned why the police have time to go after this woman while violent crime and burglaries continue to impact people.
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