Lucy Connolly Pleads Guilty to Racial Hatred

Lucy Connolly, the wife of Conservative councillor Raymond Connolly, has pleaded guilty at Northampton Crown Court to inciting racial hatred against asylum seekers through a social media post. Her inflammatory comments came shortly after a tragic knife attack in Southport that resulted in the deaths of three girls. In her post on X (formerly Twitter), she called for 'mass deportation' and encouraged violence against hotels housing migrants, stating, 'set fire to all the f****** hotels full of the b******* for all I care.' Following her guilty plea, Judge Adrienne Lucking KC indicated that Connolly is likely to face a substantial custodial sentence, with her case being transferred to Birmingham Crown Court to avoid potential bias. Connolly later expressed remorse for her comments, attributing them to acting on 'false and malicious' information. Her sentencing is scheduled for October 17.