Lucy Connolly, 42, who was sentenced to over two years in prison after posting a highly inflammatory tweet during the Southport riots last summer, has been refused temporary release to visit her seriously ill husband — and her pleas to spend time with her struggling daughter have also been turned down.
Connolly, a childminder from Northampton, posted the tweet in July 2023 at the height of nationwide unrest following false claims that an illegal immigrant was behind the tragic killing of three children at a dance class. Her now-deleted tweet, which was widely shared online, called for “mass deportation” and suggested setting fire to hotels housing migrants. She was arrested days later, charged with inciting racial hatred, and sentenced in October after pleading guilty.
