WATCH: Jacob Rees-Mogg CHALLENGES human rights lawyer who defends Lucy Connolly prison sentence

Gabrielle Wilde

By Gabrielle Wilde


Published: 20/05/2025

- 21:53

Lucy Connolly, the wife of a former Tory councillor, was jailed after pleading guilty to inciting racial hatred following a post on X

Jacob Rees-Mogg has challenged human rights lawyer Shoaib Khan over the 31-month prison sentence given to Lucy Connolly for a tweet posted during the Southport riots.

During the exchange, Rees-Mogg questioned whether Connolly's case represented "two-tier justice", comparing her 31-month sentence to other cases where offenders received lighter punishments.

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