UK police speak to Joey Barton over social media posts – his response: ‘Welcome to North Korea’

Joey Barton

Ben Rumsby
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UK police want to speak to Joey Barton about his social media posts, with the former footballer revealing officers had visited him four times in three days this week to arrange a “voluntary interview”.

The former Manchester City and Newcastle United player is already being sued by Jeremy Vine for calling the BBC presenter a “bike nonce” on X and also faces legal action from Eni Aluko and fellow pundit Lucy Ward after comparing them on the same site to serial killers Fred and Rose West, as well as dictators Joseph Stalin and Pol Pot.