Wife of Tory councillor jailed for stirring racial hatred after Southport attack

Lucy Connolly called for mass deportations and arson attacks in expletive-ridden social media post

A childminder married to a Conservative councillor has been jailed after calling for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set on fire after the Southport attacks.

Lucy Connolly, 41, received a 31-month prison sentence after calling for “mass deportation now” in a social media post to her 10,000 followers on X on the day three children were killed in a knife attack in Southport.