The recording stems from a tweet Miller published after Lynsay Watson, a Leicestershire Police constable, was dismissed in October 2023 for gross misconduct.

Watson had subjected Miller to an 18-month harassment campaign, sending over 1,200 messages labelling him a “Nazi”, “bigot” and “wife beater”.

Watson also played a role in the recent arrest of Graham Linehan, the Father Ted creator and comedy writer.

Following Watson’s October 2023 dismissal for gross misconduct, Miller published statement relating to the dismissal of the officer.

Over a year later, in November 2024, Lincolnshire Police summoned Miller for questioning under caution regarding this post.

Detectives alleged the tweet’s wording could be interpreted as an official statement from Leicestershire Police, constituting impersonation of the Chief Constable.

Police informed Miller they were investigating him for allegedly violating the Online Safety Act.

The act details legislation criminalising messages sent with knowledge of their falsity and intent to cause significant psychological or physical harm without justification.

However, the Act received Royal Assent on October 26, 2023, one day before Miller’s tweet, but only took effect on January 31 2024, rendering it inapplicable to his case.

Officers released Miller without pursuing further action.

When Miller later requested information about how Lincolnshire Police documented the incident, he discovered they had formally logged it as both a stalking offence and hate crime, potentially visible on enhanced background checks.

The police correspondence confirmed: “The occurrence … in which you were interviewed in relation to on 20 November 2024 has been recorded as a hate crime. The crime (stalking involving serious alarm or distress) has prejudice flags attached.”

Miller told the Telegraph: “This incident has revealed a whole new level of insanity.

“I was coerced into attending an interview under caution by Lincolnshire CID under threat of arrest, and questioned about breaking a law that did not exist.”

He has engaged solicitors to challenge the record’s removal and demands disciplinary proceedings against the officers involved.

Miller continued: “Additionally, without charge, caution, referral to the CPS, or bothering to tell me, the police then gave me a criminal record for the imprisonable offence of stalking, adding for good measure the additional element of hate.

“Imagine that coming up in an enhanced DBS check.

“Lincolnshire Police are criminally negligent. Every officer involved in this case needs bringing before a disciplinary tribunal, and the Chief Constable must personally apologise. It won’t stop me suing them, but it will be a start.”

Speaking about the case and its wider implications on GB News, Mr Miller said: “Under Keir Starmer it’s getting exponentially worse because he’s weaponized the police.

“He’s weaponised laws, and he’s doing it not in order to prevent crime, but in order to have a crackdown on his political opponents.

“I think that is absolutely terrifying.”

GB News has approached Lincolnshire Police for a comment.