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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

Trump reignites free speech row with Starmer as US says it is ‘monitoring’ Lucy Connolly case

Donald Trump has revived his explosive free speech row with Keir Starmer, with a decision to “monitor” the case of Lucy Connolly, the woman jailed for an online rant about migrants on the day of the Southport attacks.

The US State Department said it was “concerned about infringements on freedom of expression”.

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