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'Upset housewife': Woman married to Tory councillor admits stirring up racial hatred after Southport stabbings

Sky News Monday, 2 September 2024
'Upset housewife': Woman married to Tory councillor admits stirring up racial hatred after Southport stabbingsThe wife of a Tory councillor has pleaded guilty to publishing written material to stir up racial hatred following the Southport stabbings.
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Conservative Councillor Raymond Connolly says social media messages sent by his wife which stirred up racial hatred were out of character, insisting “she is not that person”. Lucy Connolly pleaded guilty at Northampton Crown Court to a charge of inciting racial hatred by publishing and...

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