Lucy Connolly says Labour vetoed her travelling to United States as mother admits she feels 'state-controlled'

Labour "vetoed" Lucy Connolly from travelling to the United States after senior officials were consulted over whether she could take off British soil.

Speaking to GB News presenter Ben Leo on the channel's flagship US show Late Show Live, the mother-of-two, 42, opened up about how she felt "massively state-controlled".

The former childminder was jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers online on the day of the Southport murders last year. ---More...

????LUCY CONNOLLY IMPRISONED FOR TWEETS HAS HER ENTIRE LIFE CONTROLLED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT

If she wants to go anywhere there is more than FIFTY PEOPLE she has to get approval by the authorities ????

"I HAD TO TELL THEM HOW MUCH I HAD TO DRINK"

Her crime was posting online pic.twitter.com/jWt4i6MaB6

— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat)November 17, 2025

LUCY CONNOLLY IMPRISONED FOR TWEETS HAS HER ENTIRE LIFE CONTROLLED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT

If she wants to go anywhere there is more than FIFTY PEOPLE she has to get approval by the authorities

"I HAD TO TELL THEM HOW MUCH I HAD TO DRINK"

Her crime was posting online