The Prime Minister came under fire after No 10 said he supported police action to 'capture data' on incidents and comments which are not serious enough to constitute a crime .
Keir Starmer was last night told to 'police the streets, not tweets' after he backed the controversial investigation of 'non-crime hate incidents'.
But No 10 said Sir Keir supported the practice, adding: 'It's important that the police can capture data relating to non-crime hate incidents where it is proportionate and necessary to do so to help prevent serious crimes which may later occur.'The Prime Minister came under fire after No 10 said he supported police action to 'capture data'
Read More Keir Starmer joins the Taliban in Azerbaijan to teach the world about climate change at COP29 summit A source said the review reflected a Labour manifesto commitment to 'reverse the Conservatives' decision to downgrade the monitoring of anti-Semitic and Islamophobic hate'. The issue hit the headlines this week after Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson revealed she was visited at home by police on Sunday over a deleted social media post from a year ago.
The case generated widespread concern about free speech, with billionaire Elon Musk – the owner of X, formerly Twitter – commenting: 'This needs to stop.'
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