8 h. ago Case of Tory councillor's wife Lucy Connolly jailed for Southport tweet is raised with Marco Rubio at the White House

Lucy Connolly, who is the wife of Conservative councillor Ray Connolly, was handed a 31-month sentence after admitting posting an online rant about migrants.

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49 h. ago Tory councillor's wife jailed for Southport tweet helped obtain British citizenship for family of Nigerian GP who hails her as the 'kindest British person I know'

Lucy Connolly was imprisoned for her tweet ranting about migrants after the Southport murders. Now a Nigerian GP has come forward to praise her saying: 'This is not a racist person'

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4 d. ago Why was Lucy Connolly jailed for a tweet and why was her appeal dismissed?

Her tweet came amid a ‘particularly sensitive social climate’

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4 d. ago Lucy Connolly loses jail sentence appeal over Southport race hate post

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

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4 d. ago 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.

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4 d. ago Mother Lucy Connolly jailed over 'racist' Southport tweet loses her appeal and faces another two YEARS left on her prison sentence

Former childminder Lucy Connolly has lost her appeal over her 31-month sentence for posting an online rant about migrants on the day of the Southport murders

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4 d. ago Lucy Connolly: Jailed councillor's wife loses bid for freedom after online migrants rant on day of Southport murders

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

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4 d. ago 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.

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