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Tory Party Defends Neo-Nazi Candidate Selection
The UK Conservative Party selected Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist with convictions for antisemitic harassment, as a local council candidate in Somerset. Party leadership, including Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, has defended the decision citing his rehabilitation and contrition, while Jewish groups have called for the decision to be reversed.
Joshua Bonehill-PaineUK Conservative PartyKemi BadenochSomerset councilJewish groups
2026-08-05
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