Former neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election
Tory candidate selection
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- Guardian Politics·4h agoBadenoch defends decision to allow man jailed for antisemitism to stand as councillor
Tory leader praises Joshua Bonehill-Paine’s ‘contrition’ but says she has higher thresholds for MP candidates Kemi Badenoch has defended her party’s decision to allow a former neo-Nazi who was jailed for subjecting a prominent Labour politician to antisemitic abuse to stand as a…
Read at Guardian Politics → - BBC UK News·11h agoTories offer Jewish groups meeting with ex neo-Nazi activist candidate
Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed over neo-Nazi activism, but has been selected to stand in a new Somerset Council seat in 2027.
Read at BBC UK News → - BBC Politics·1d agoEx neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate
Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed in 2015 after posting antisemitic remarks ahead of a protest.
Read at BBC Politics → - HuffPost UK Politics·1d agoBadenoch Slammed After Former Neo-Nazi Activist Chosen As Tory Election Candidate
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch. Kemi Badenoch has been slammed after a former neo-Nazi was selected as a Tory council election candidate. Joshua Bonehill-Paine is due to stand for election to Somerset Council, despite previously describing himself as a “nationalist, fascist, theorist…
Read at HuffPost UK Politics → - Guardian UK·1d agoFormer neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election
Joshua Bonehill-Paine, creator of satirical Crewkerne Gazette, has convictions including harassment of a Jewish MP A former neo-Nazi activist with convictions including the harassment of a Jewish MP has been selected as a Conservative candidate for a local election in Somerset.…
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