Lucy Connolly to Speak Out for First Time Since Ending Jail Term for Hate Tweet

The hypocrisy in defending Lucy Connolly

There is something profoundly depressing about the case of Lucy Connolly, the childminder sentenced to 31 months in prison for an inflammatory post on social media after the Southport attack last year and the riots that followed.Yet it does not really concern the issues of free speech claimed by her supporters, let alone her ridiculous claim that this person – who sought to stoke murderous arson attacks against asylum seekers in a newspaper inte…

Tory councillor's wife to speak out after release from jail over hate-tweet

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Lucy Connolly to speak out for first time since ending jail term for hate tweet

The wife of a Conservative councillor is understood to be doing limited media interviews a day after walking free from jail

Lucy Connolly Freed After 10 Months for Hate Speech Tweet Following Southport Attack

Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for calling for attacks on asylum-seeker hotels, was released from HMP Peterborough on 21 August 2025 after serving 40% of her sentence. The 42-year-old former childminder from Northampton had been sentenced to 31 months in prison after posting a message on X (formerly Twitter) that was ruled to incite racial hatred. The post, which was viewed over 310,000 times, came just hours after three girls were stabbed to dea…

Politician’s wife jailed for racist tweet during anti-immigration riots to be released

The wife of a British politician who was jailed over a racist tweet during anti-immigration riots is to be released from prison in the UK.