Stock Photo of Darren Grimes said last night he was the victim of a Left-wing 'vendetta' and that the police case against him would have a 'chilling effect' on free speech. The Brexit campaigner and political pundit told The Mail on Sunday that detectives were pursuing 'vexatious complaints' by political rivals trying to shut down his YouTube channel. He said: 'The whole thing is insane. You can't hold journalists and broadcasters accountable for something their interviewee or guests say.' Grimes, 27, is under investigation for inciting racial hatred after he published a video interview with David Starkey in June, during which the historian said slavery was not genocide because 'there wouldn't be so many damn blacks in Africa or in Britain, would there?' The incendiary comments caused fury, with Dr Starkey resigning from his fellowship at Cambridge University. He also lost two book deals.
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