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The Free Speech Union (FSU), which had funded Connolly’s appeal bid, were among those criticising the decision.
Toby Young, its general secretary, said: “This is terribly disappointing. How can it be right for Lucy to have been condemned to spend more than two-and-a-half years in jail for a single tweet when members of grooming gangs who plead guilty to the sexual exploitation of children get lower sentences? Lucy should be at home with her 12 year-old daughter and husband, not rotting in jail.”
MailOnline, 21st May 2025.
