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The Latest Breaking News from Raymond Connolly

Jailed wife of ex-Tory councillor who posted 'burn down hotels' after Southport murders set to be freed in weeks

Exclusive: Lucy Connolly is due to be released from HMP Peterborough next month subject to conditions

Evening Standard

Loss of sentence appeal over Southport tweet boosts far-right fundraising for Lucy Connolly

Campaign for woman jailed after calling for hotels housing asylum seekers to be torched gains traction after court ruling

The Guardian - UK

Starmer defends prison sentence given to Lucy Connolly over hate tweet

The Prime Minister told MPs he is against ‘incitement to violence’ when pressed on the issue, and says he supports courts and police.

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Why was Lucy Connolly jailed for a tweet and why was her appeal dismissed?

Her tweet came amid a ‘particularly sensitive social climate’

The Independent UK

Tory councillor ‘heartbroken’ wife lost bid to appeal hate tweet sentence

Lucy Connolly was jailed for 31 months after posting on X, formerly Twitter, following the Southport attacks.

Evening Standard

Wife of ex-Tory councillor jailed for social media rant about migrants loses appeal over sentence

Lucy Connolly had called for ‘mass deportation’ in the aftermath of the Southport attack

The Independent UK

Jailed wife of ex-Tory councillor loses sentence appeal over Southport tweet

Lucy Connolly was imprisoned for 31 months for stirring racial hatred online after deadly knife attacks

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Lucy Connolly loses jail sentence appeal over Southport race hate post - as Tory councillor husband brands decision 'shocking'

Lucy Connolly has been in prison since August last year for posting an online rant about migrants on the day of the Southport murders

Evening Standard

Lucy Connolly loses bid to appeal against sentence for racial hatred tweet

Lucy Connolly was jailed for 31 months after writing a post on X last July after the Southport attacks.

Evening Standard

Jailed Tory councillor’s wife says rant about setting fire to migrant hotels ‘never meant to incite violence’

Connolly said she ‘never’ intended to incite violence and did not realise pleading guilty would mean she accepted that she had

The Independent UK

Ex-Tory councillor’s wife faces wait over racial hatred tweet appeal

Lucy Connolly was jailed for 13 months last October.

Evening Standard

Ex-Tory councillor’s wife ‘never’ intended X post to incite violence, court told

Lucy Connolly is challenging the sentence of 31 months imprisonment that she was given last October after posting following the Southport attacks.

Evening Standard

Ex-Tory councillor’s wife seeking to appeal sentence for racial hatred tweet

The former childminder, who is married to Raymond Connolly, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court last October.

Evening Standard

Wife of Tory councillor jailed for stirring racial hatred after Southport attack

Lucy Connolly called for mass deportations and arson attacks in expletive-ridden social media post

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Evening Standard

Tory councillor's wife Lucy Connolly jailed for 31 months for inciting race hatred during riots

Lucy Connolly has been held in prison since her August arrest

The Independent UK

Tory councillor’s wife bragged she would ‘play mental health card’ over race hate post

Lucy Connolly jailed for 31 months for inciting racial hatred on social media

The Independent UK

Tory councillor’s wife ‘did not break X rules’ with criminal social media post

Elon Musk has let go of X’s entire moderation team during his tenure

The Guardian - UK

Childminder married to Tory councillor pleads guilty to stirring up racial hatred

Lucy Connolly, of Northampton, told she faces substantial jail term over tweet calling for attacks on asylum hotels

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The National (Scotland)

Tory councillor's wife faces 'substantial' jail time after guilty plea in racism case

THE wife of a Conservative councillor has admitted sending a social media message stirring up racial hatred ...

Evening Standard

Lucy Connolly: Tory councillor's wife facing 'substantial' jail term for urging attacks on asylum seekers

Lucy Connelly had posted a message to X, on the day three girls were stabbed to death in Southport, calling for ‘mass deportations now’

The Independent UK

Tory councillor’s wife admits stirring up racial hatred after calling for migrant hotels to ‘burn’

Lucy Connolly admitted publishing inflammatory social media post on day of Southport stabbings

The Independent UK

Two boys, both aged 12, become youngest to be convicted of violent disorder during nationwide riots

A Tory councillor’s wife has also been remanded in custody for allegedly inciting hatred on social media

The Independent UK

Tory councillor’s wife Lucy Connolly could face 18 months on racial hatred charges

Lucy Connolly is accused of stirring up racial hatred on the day three children were killed in Southport

Evening Standard

Wife of Tory councillor arrested for racial hatred after saying rioters should 'set fire to all migrant hotels'

In a deleted post, Lucy Connolly said: ‘Mass deportation now ... set fire to all the f*****g hotels’

The National (Scotland)

Wife of Tory councillor arrested for Twitter post inciting racial hatred

THE wife of a Tory councillor has been arrested after she called for hotels with asylum seekers to be set on fire...

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