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Louise Distras · Jun 29, 2026

I’ve Escalated My Complaint Against West Yorkshire Police to the IOPC

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Louise Distras · Louise Distras

Hi everyone,I’ve received West Yorkshire Police’s response to my formal complaint and I’m deeply disappointed. It barely scratches the surface of my concerns and I feel that the system has failed me again.

For the full background, read my earlier post here: This week I submitted my formal complaint.Last year I was charged with harassment over my speech at the Let Women Speak event in Leeds in November 2023. That speech focused on women’s rights, free speech, and my own experiences of cancellation in the music industry after I spoke out in defence of biological reality and the importance of single sex spaces. This came after an earlier decision of no further action. In Crown Court last December, the CPS stood up and openly admitted they had no evidence whatsoever, and the case collapsed before it even reached trial. Yet I feel that West Yorkshire Police have completely failed to examine or take any responsibility for these disgraceful failings and their obvious overreach.

My reports of stalking and threats were ignored, while counter-complaints focused on my gender critical sex realist views were pursued aggressively. The police have given me the usual brush-off “we were just doing our job” plus their generic “sorry

for any confusion, inconvenience or distress this incident has caused” nonsense. As if being arrested, having my personal data leaked, and dragged through court with zero evidence was just a minor hiccup.

I believe this is textbook two-tier policing. In 2026 Britain you’re more likely to be arrested for speaking about being stalked than for actually being the stalker. It’s not good enough.

I’ve now escalated this to the IOPC and hope the review brings some real answers and accountability.

Thankyou to everyone who has stuck with me and sent such kind messages. It really does make a difference knowing I’m not alone in this. We all deserve a police force and a justice system that treats people fairly, regardless of the views they hold, and I’ll keep fighting for that in whatever way I can.

Louise XX

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