Tory councillor's wife pleads guilty for stirring up racial hatred after Southport stabbings

The Conservative councillor whose wife pleaded guilty to stirring up racial hatred after the Southport stabbings told Sky News it has been a "traumatic" time for his wife and three children. Lucy Connolly admitted publishing a post on social media platform X about asylum seekers. Speaking outside court, her husband Raymond Connolly said she was "an upset housewife" who got dragged into the situation by misinformation spreading online. Read more on this story: https://news.sky.com/story/lucy-connolly-childminder-married-to-tory-councillor-pleads-guilty-to-stirring-up-racial-hatred-13193012 #skynews #southport #ukriots SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales