Tory councillor’s wife pleads guilty to stirring up racial hatred
Lucy Connolly, the wife of a Tory councillor, has pleaded guilty at Northampton Crown Court to publishing a social media post which stirred up racial hatred.
The 41-year old called for mass deportations and attacks on hotels housing asylum seekers in a post on X on the day three girls were killed in Southport.
“Mass deportation now, set fire to all the f****** hotels full of the bas***** for all I care… If that makes me racist, so be it,” the post read.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has just released a statement after Lucy Connolly admitted inciting racial hatred.
Frank Ferguson, head of the CPS special crime and counter terrorism unit, says: “During police interview Lucy Connolly stated she had strong views on immigration, told officers she did not like immigrants and claimed that children were not safe from them.
“It is not an offence to have strong or differing political views, but it is an offence to incite racial hatred – and that is what Connolly has admitted doing.
“The prosecution case included evidence which showed that racist tweets were sent out from Mrs Connolly’s X account both in the weeks and months before the Southport attacks – as well as in the days after.
“Connolly wrongly thought that she could escape justice by hiding behind a screen, but today she has pleaded guilty and admitted her crime. She will now face the consequences of her actions.”
Judge Adrienne Lucking KC told Lucy Connolly she’s likely to be sent to jail when she is sentenced next month.
The judge said the case was being transferred from Northampton to Birmingham to avoid any potential appearance of bias given Connolly’s husband held a political post in the local area.
Judge Lucking said: “Sentencing will entirely be a matter for the judge on the next occasion but it’s likely to be a substantial custodial sentence.
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