The wife of a Tory councillor who called on rioters to 'set fire to all migrant hotels' on social media has been refused bail following her arrest on racial hatred charges.
The wife of a Tory councillor who called on rioters to 'set fire to all migrant hotels' on social media has been refused bail following her arrest on racial hatred charges. Lucie Connolly, the wife of Tory councillor Raymond Connolly, made the remarks in a tweet hours after the death of three girls in a knife attack in Southport.The attack triggered widespread violence across the country, with both rioters and counter-protestors filtering through the UK's courts this week.
Read more: Starmer reassures communities they 'will be safe' following emergency Cobra meeting as 30 more far-Right rallies plannedRead more: Named and shamed: Mugshots of rioters revealed as over 100 charged after violent disorder sweeps UK She continued: “Mass deportation now, set fire to all the f****** hotels full of the bastards for all I care. If that makes me racist, so be it.”"I feel physically sick knowing what these families will now have to endure.
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