A Runcorn resident has been handed a 28-month prison sentence for posting a tweet, sparking comparisons to the Lucy Connolly case.

Revealed by Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin, she said: "Just heard some truly shocking news in my Runcorn constituency office this morning. A constituent of mine is now serving a 28-month prison sentence - simply for posting an unwise tweet."

Pochin confirmed that she will visit the male prisoner next week to "hear his side of the story".

The Reform MP for Runcorn and Helsby added: "This looks like an all too familiar tale of two-tier justice."

Pochin highlighted the sentencing on her Twitter

The case has been compared to that of Lucy Connolly, who was sentenced to 31 months in prison for her tweets in July last year, following the Southport attack.

Connolly posted online, calling for "mass deportation now", adding, "set fire to all the hotels [housing asylum seekers] for all I care".

She was jailed in October for inciting racial hatred, despite deleting the post three and a half hours later, having been viewed over 300,000 times.

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice said Connolly is being held as "a political prisoner" and believes her mistreatment is "politically motivated".

Tice visited Connolly at HMP Peterborough and called her conditions "inexplicable" for someone with an "immaculate record in prison".

The news follows MPs calling for controversial rapper Bob Vylan "should be arrested and prosecuted" like Connolly.

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has demanded that the rapper, whose real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster, should face consequences for his words or risk becoming the centre of a fresh "two-tier justice" row.

Philp said: "[Robinson-Foster] should be arrested and prosecuted immediately. A failure to do so would be a clear example of two-tier justice under Sir Keir Starmer and his Attorney General, Lord Hermer."

The prison sentence has sparked comparisons to Lucy Connolly's

Avon and Somerset Police confirmed they have launched a criminal investigation into performances by Bob Vylan and Kneecap at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday.

The force confirmed that video footage and audio from both acts have been reviewed.

"Following the completion of that assessment process, we have decided further enquiries are required and a criminal investigation is now being undertaken," the police stated.

A senior detective has been appointed to lead the investigation. The incidents have been recorded as public order matters whilst enquiries remain at an early stage.