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Lucy Connolly, the wife of a former Tory councillor, is facing a tense wait to learn if her appeal against a 31-month jail sentence will be successful, after she was imprisoned for posting an incendiary tweet about migrant hotels.
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The 41-year-old mother of three from Northampton admitted inciting racial hatred after posting the now-deleted message on X (formerly Twitter) in July 2024, during national unrest sparked by the fatal stabbing of three girls in Southport.
She is one of several individuals prosecuted under UK hate speech laws, as authorities crack down on online incitement amid concerns over rising far-right rhetoric.
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