(Recasts throughout with police statement) By William James LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – London's Metropolitan Police said on Monday they would no longer investigate what are known as "non-crime hate incidents", allowing officers to focus on criminal cases instead of policing "toxic culture war debates". The decision was announced shortly after Graham Linehan, the Irish co-creator of TV comedy show "Father Ted", said he would face no further action following his high-profile arrest earlier this year in relation to posts about transgender issues on X. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government has faced repeated accusations from critics – including U.S. billionaire and owner of the X social media platform Elon Musk – that the state is curtailing free expression. In Britain, non-crime hate incid
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