Police will take no further action against Jo Brand after she joked about throwing battery acid at politicians, Scotland Yard has said. Police will take no further action against Jo Brand after she joked about throwing battery acid at politicians, Scotland Yard has said. No further action over Jo Brand joke, police sayThe comedian was reported over an allegation of incitement to violence after comments made on Radio 4 programme Heresy on Tuesday, with Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage among her critics. Jo Brand will face no police action over a joke about throwing battery acid over politicians (Rick Findler/PA)In a statement, Scotland Yard said: “Police received an allegation of incitement to violence on 13 June, relating to comments made on a radio programme. Can you imagine the reaction if I had said the same thing as Jo Brand?

Source: Irish Independent June 14, 2019 19:41 UTC