Lucy Connolly
Lucy Connolly, a former childminder from Northampton, gained notoriety after being jailed for two years and seven months for posting inflammatory messages on social media that incited racial hatred. Her controversial post on X, which suggested that hotels housing asylum seekers should be set on fire, coincided with a tragic incident involving the stabbing of three girls in Southport. Connolly's case has sparked significant media attention, particularly as she is appealing her sentence.
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Lucy Connolly has become one of the champions of the free speech movement after being imprisoned for her tweets.
No wonder Tommy Robinson has become a Maga hero – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-03-07
Lucy Connolly, a childminder and the wife of a Conservative councillor from Northampton, was jailed for 31 months after calling for hotels housing asylum seekers to be torched.
Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow | The far right
United Kingdom· 2025-09-28
Lucy Connolly was jailed for inciting racial hatred by posting a threatening message on social media.
How the simmering freedom of speech row reached boiling pointUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-23
To the relief of Downing Street advisers, he entirely avoided answering a question about whether Britain has a problem with free speech, given the recent arrests of Lucy Connolly and Graham Linehan over social media posts.
Trump turns fire on Putin and lauds UK in press conference with Starmer | Donald TrumpUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-18
Lucy Connolly was jailed for stirring up racial hatred through her tweets.
What did Elon Musk say at far-right UK rally and did his remarks break the law? | Elon MuskUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-16
Lucy Connolly was jailed for inciting racial hatred during the riots triggered by the Southport killings.
Starmer tells Tommy Robinson he ‘will not surrender’ British flag to violence
New Zealand· 2025-09-14
Lucy Connolly was jailed for 31 months over a racist tweet that called for mass deportations.
Upcoming Trump visit highlights UK’s growing free speech crisis
United States· 2025-09-07
Lucy Connolly is a British woman convicted of inciting racial hatred.
MAGA are o nouă poveste cu tâlc: Marea Britanie
Romania· 2025-09-07
Lucy Connolly was sentenced to 31 months in prison for inciting violence but expressed regret for her actions.
Nigel Farage ist bereit zum Regieren
Switzerland· 2025-09-07
Lucy Connolly was jailed last year after calling for hotels accommodating asylum seekers to be set on fire.
Nigel Farage tells US Congress Graham Linehan arrest proves UK has ‘become North Korea’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-04
Farage cited the case of Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for sending a tweet urging people to 'set fire' to hotels housing asylum seekers.
Nigel Farage called a ‘Putin-loving free speech impostor’ during bumpy US congressional hearing | Nigel FarageUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-04
Lucy Connolly has become a controversial figure on social media for her extreme views against migrants and other groups.
« Si ça fait de moi une raciste, qu’il en soit ainsi… » : au Royaume-Uni, l’appel à la haine d’une nounou contre les migrants embrase le débat sur la liberté d’expression
France· 2025-07-19Lucy Connolly was imprisoned for a tweet following the Southport child killings and has become a cause celebre for her harsh sentence.
Glastonbury chanters or the Southport hate-tweeter – throw the book at one, you must throw it at them all | Marina HydeUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-02
Lucy Connolly called for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set on fire and wrote 'if that makes me racist, so be it'.
How Lucy Connolly's racist tweet sparked a free speech rowUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-25
Lucy Connolly was jailed for two years and seven months for posting an online rant about migrants.
Appeal date for Lucy Connolly jailed for Northampton X postUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-12
