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UK Conservatives defend picking former neo-Nazi as election candidate
The UK Conservatives defend selecting a former neo-Nazi as a local election candidate, stating he is rehabilitated and can help combat antisemitism. The individual, Joshua Bonehill-Paine, was previously jailed for racially aggravated harassment of a Labour MP and for inciting hatred against a north London Jewish community.
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