Tice calls for ‘Lucy’s law’ to free mother jailed for Southport tweet

Tice calls for ‘Lucy’s law’ to free mother jailed for Southport tweet

Richard Tice is calling for a new “backstop” against overly harsh sentences to prevent more people like Lucy Connolly being sent to prison. The Reform UK deputy leader will present “Lucy’s Bill” to Parliament on Wednesday, which would allow members of the public to mount mass appeals against

'She's a political prisoner!' Richard Tice shares shocking details of Lucy Connolly's imprisonment with GB News

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has expressed outrage following a prison visit to Lucy Connolly, warning that the Northamptonshire childminder is "a political prisoner"

Reform unveils new plan to prevent Lucy Connolly-type incarceration

Richard Tice has a new Bill that would allow voters to scrutinise criminal sentences.

Public’s ‘gut instinct’ should count in reviewing criminal cases, says Tice

It comes after Lucy Connolly, the wife of Conservative councillor Ray Connolly, was jailed last year for 31 months for inciting racial hatred. The British public’s “gut instinct” should count when reviewing criminal cases, Richard Tice said as he proposed a Bill named after Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for social media posts in the wake of the Southport murders. The deputy leader of Reform UK will be introducing “Lucy’s Bill”, which would allow…

‘Lucy’s Bill’ – a crucial chance to challenge sentencing injustice

On Wednesday (24th June), Richard Tice MP will introduce a Ten-Minute Rule Bill in the House of Commons that could help bring greater accountability to Britain’s criminal justice system. The Criminal Cases Review (Public Petition) Bill would allow members of the public to petition the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to re-examine sentences they believe to be either too harsh or too lenient. In effect, this would mean a sentence could be …

Petition against jail for online posts hits target