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RIOT-tweet mum Lucy Connolly was freed from jail to rejoin her husband and 12-year-old daughter — after more than a year as a victim of “two-tier justice”. Husband Ray, a Tory on Northampton Town

Lucy Connolly, jailed for inciting violence against asylum-seeker hotels on X, has been released after serving 40% of her sentence, reigniting debate over free speech and hate crime laws in the UK.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has been slammed for posting a tweet in support of Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for stirring up racial hatred. Connolly pleaded guilty to sharing a tweet on the day of the Southport stabbings, calling for “mass deportations” and urging people to “set fire” to asylum hotels.

Lucy Connolly - who was jailed over a social media post after the Southport attack - has said she is considering to take legal action against the police. The 42-year-old, who left HMP Peterborough on Thursday morning, said she believes the police were ...