Actor Laurence Fox has been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) cameras. The Metropolitan Police did not name him but said a 45-year-old man was also accused of encouraging or assisting offences to be committed. The Reclaim Party, which he founded, also confirmed he had been arrested at his home and taken to a police station.
Laurence Fox, who worked as a presenter on GB News, was suspended after he made remarks about a female political journalist, asking what “self-respecting man” would “climb into bed” with her. The comments received more than 8,000 complaints and GB News is now being investigated by Ofcom. Wootton, who hosted the show where Fox made the comments, has also been suspended.
Fox’s arrest comes on the same day GB News announced Fox had been sacked from the network for his comments about a female journalist. Fox posted a video on social media as police searched his London home saying: “Look at how many coppers there are in my house… That, ladies and gentlemen, is the country that we live in.”
The expansion of Ulez has been a point of contention among politicians and the public. The Met is running an ongoing operation against damage to Ulez cameras. The Metropolitan Police recorded 795 crimes relating to the cameras between 1 April and 30 September as well as 200 reports of stolen cameras and 595 cases of damages to the cameras. The Met continues to treat criminal activity in relation to Ulez seriously and has deployed considerable resources to their operation.
Laurence Fox first established himself as an actor, most notably in ITV’s detective series Lewis. In recent years, he has become known as a right-wing political commentator and activist. He launched his political party, the Reclaim Party, in 2020. Fox’s attempt to become London mayor the next year saw him finish sixth with 1.9% of the vote
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