Starmer Backs Lucy Connolly’s 31-Month Prison Sentence for One Tweet – Guido Fawkes

WATCH: Starmer Backs Lucy Connolly’s 31-Month Prison Sentence for One Tweet

Yesterday Lucy Connolly lost her appeal against a 31-month sentence in jail after having pleaded guilty to a charge of inciting racial hatred. Connolly posted one tweet in the aftermath of the Southport killings. Independent MP Rupert Lowe is mounting the case for her in the Commons…

Lowe has put forward a motion in support of Connolly and raised the matter at PMQs, asking Starmer:

“Does the Prime Minister agree that imprisoning Lucy Connelly a young mother with a 12-year-old daughter for one foolish social media post – soon deleted – is clearly not an efficient or fair use of prison?”

Starmer said “sentencing is a matter for our courts… I will always support the action taken by our police and courts to keep our streets and people safe.“ From mothers…

Completed sentences have not always been a matter solely for the courts seeing as Starmer has given his studied opinion on judges’ decisions at PMQs before. What changed?

Tory Gavin Williamson has signed on to Lowe’s motion. Jeremy Corbyn briefly signed on before withdrawing his signature. He changed his mind…

This comes at the same time as Mahmood says thousands of all but the highest-risk prisoners will be released early from prison to avoid the “total breakdown of law and order in this country.” Right…

Read the full motion below:

“That this House notes with concern the continued imprisonment of Lucy Connolly, a young mother, for a non-violent offence; recognises that the UK’s prison system is facing unprecedented overcrowding; further notes that the use of custodial sentences for non-violent offenders, particularly primary carers, undermines family stability, disproportionately affects children, and is often counterproductive in reducing reoffending; believes that prison should be reserved for those who pose a serious risk to the public; and calls on the Government to urgently review sentencing practices, expand the use of community-based alternatives, and ensure that limited prison space is prioritised for dangerous and violent offenders, not young mothers like Lucy Connolly.”