WATCH: Barrister blasts 'extreme' dismissal of Lucy Connolly's sentencing appeal

Barrister Steven Barrett has declared he is "embarrassed for his country" after jailed mother Lucy Connolly had her 31-month jail sentence appeal dismissed by the court.

Connolly was imprisoned last October after posting on social media that hotels housing asylum seekers should be "set on fire".

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