Overview

• Connolly says she will meet representatives of President Donald Trump’s administration to discuss free‑speech concerns, describing herself as a political prisoner during her custody.
• After leaving HMP Peterborough, she alleged she was denied normal privileges and described an incident of physical force by guards, claims not independently verified.
• She is taking legal advice about suing police over statements she says misrepresented her interview, while Northamptonshire Police said they plan to contact her to understand her concerns.
• The CPS initially quoted her as saying she did not like immigrants, later updating that to illegal immigrants, while maintaining she admitted the offence of inciting racial hatred.
• She was released at the automatic 40% point of a 31‑month sentence, remains on licence, lost a May appeal against the term, and her case is now being promoted in the US, with Nigel Farage set to brief members of Congress next month.