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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Evans

Wife of ex-Tory councillor jailed for social media rant about migrants loses appeal over sentence

The wife of a former Conservative county councillor has had her jail sentence upheld after she made an online rant about migrants on the day of the Southport attacks.

Lucy Connolly, 42, was handed a 31-month sentence after admitting making a post on X in the hours after three girls were stabbed and killed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.

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