ormer GB News presenter Laurence Fox mentioned he discovered about his sacking by the broadcaster whereas he was in custody after having been arrested.
The Metropolitan Police mentioned the 45-year-old was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit felony injury to Ulez (Extremely low emission zone) cameras and inspiring or helping offences to be dedicated.
Fox was arrested in Stockwell and brought to a south London police station on Wednesday, however has since been launched and bailed pending additional inquiries.
He informed Sky Information: “I discovered concerning the GB Information sacking, in there (the police station).
“They went; ‘By the best way, you’ve been sacked and there’s a great deal of paparazzi on the market’. And I used to be like ‘phew’.”
Requested about his arrest, Fox added: “They’ve let me go. It’s Sadiq Khan’s ‘make a giant factor out of Loz’.
“If Sadiq Khan thinks he can scare me, I’ve been intimidated by his coppers earlier than.”
A video posted on X, previously often known as Twitter, by the Reclaim Get together – which was launched by Fox, exhibits the previous actor sat on a settee and pointing at officers, saying: “Look what number of coppers there are in my home.”
Fox is then heard saying “That, girls and gents, is the nation we dwell in,” earlier than placing his thumb as much as the digital camera.
Confirming a suspect had been arrested, a spokeswoman for the Met mentioned: “On Wednesday October 4, officers arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of conspiring to commit felony injury to Ulez cameras and inspiring or helping offences to be dedicated.
“He was arrested in Stockwell and has been taken to a south London police station the place he stays in custody.”
The actor-turned-politician was suspended by GB Information amid an inside investigation and a probe by Ofcom which had acquired greater than 8,000 complaints over on-air feedback about feminine journalist Ava Evans.
He confronted a disciplinary listening to with the channel after making a collection of non-public remarks about political correspondent Ms Evans on the Dan Wootton Tonight present, together with asking, “who would wish to shag that?”
The channel confirmed it had “ended its employment relationship” with Fox on Wednesday, following the feedback.