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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Dalton

Tory councillor’s wife bragged she would ‘play mental health card’ over race hate post

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The wife of a Conservative councillor who used social media to stir up racial hatred against asylum seekers on the day of the Southport attacks told a WhatsApp user she would “play the mental health card” if she was arrested.

Lucy Connolly was jailed on Thursday at Birmingham Crown Court for 31 months for inciting racial hatred.

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