Lucy Connolly's fight for her name after a hate-speech conviction has sparked fears of a silenced Britain and free speech under attack.

Lucy Connolly, who was imprisoned for inciting racial hatred on social media, has suggested she could pursue legal action against the police for her time behind bars and "dishonest" actions in her case. Mrs Connolly was sentenced to 31 months in prison after pleading guilty to inciting racial hatred in the wake of the Southport terror attack.

Despite Connolly pleading guilty for her vile social media post, some sections of the right-wing press have tried to portray her as some sort of martyr.

Lucy Connolly has accused Sir Keir Starmer of holding her as a political prisoner in her first interview following her release from jail.

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.

Lucy Connolly's husband Raymond has issued a withering message to the Prime Minister after his wife finally won her freedom. On Thursday, Mrs Connolly was released from prison after being jailed for a social media post last year.

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.