Lucy Connolly refuses to rule out standing for Reform as she declares 'Nigel Farage for Prime Minister!'

Mrs Connolly was jailed for 31 months after sharing a social media post about migrant hotels, which she wrote: "Mass deportation now, set fire to all the f****** hotels full of the b****** for all I care... if that makes me racist so be it."

She was released from HMP Peterborough after serving nine months for the social media post, uploaded following the Southport attack in 2024.

Speaking to GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope following her panel discussion, Mrs Connolly said she "enjoyed the opportunity to get her point across".

She said: "It was good, I enjoyed the opportunity to get my point across, I really did."

Pressed by Christopher on whether she would consider standing as a candidate for Reform UK, Mrs Connolly revealed: "Who knows?!

"I didn't ever think I'd end up in prison, so who knows what's going to happen in the future!"

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Discussing her motivations to help reform the justice system since her release from prison, particularly for women, Mrs Connolly stated: "I would release most female prisoners, and they wouldn't be a danger to you or I, they just need help."

Backing Reform UK's pledge to scrap the Online Safety Act, Mrs Connolly told GB News: "I welcome that, we're censored way too much now.

"Of course, we've got to keep our children safe, but that comes with parental responsibility as well, not just the Government. I don't want to live in an a world where the Government tells us everything we can and can't do."

Asked by Christopher what the reaction from fellow prisoners was when she told them she was jailed over a social media post, Mrs Connolly revealed: "They just didn't believe it, they just thought it was a joke.

"They'd say 'are you joking?', they just thought it was ridiculous."

Quizzed again on whether she would stand as a candidate for Reform UK in future, Mrs Connolly backed Nigel Farage "for PM".

She concluded: "100 per cent, Nigel for Prime Minister. But we'll see, we'll see."