Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate
A former neo-Nazi activist, Joshua Bonehill-Paine, has withdrawn as a Tory election candidate after facing backlash over his candidacy. He was previously jailed for posting antisemitic material and convicted of racially harassing a Labour MP. The Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, had defended the decision to select him, citing the party's belief in second chances.
- ▪Joshua Bonehill-Paine was a former neo-Nazi activist selected by the Conservatives to fight a council election.
- ▪He was jailed for posting antisemitic material and later convicted of racially harassing then-Labour MP Luciana Berger.
- ▪Tory leader Kemi Badenoch defended the decision to select him as a candidate, saying her party believes in second chances.
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- ▪ Former neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Conservative election candidate — The Guardian — UK
- ▪ Ex neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate — BBC News — Politics
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Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidatePublished3 minutes agoA former neo-Nazi selected by the Conservatives to fight a council election next year has pulled out after a backlash against his candidacy.Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed for posting antisemitic material ahead of a planned neo-Nazi rally and a year later he was also convicted of racially harassing then-Labour MP Luciana Berger.Tory leader Kemi Badenoch had defended the decision to select him as a candidate in Somerset, saying her party "believes in second chances".But Bonehill-Paine said he had now withdrawn his candidacy, adding that opposition parties would "spend all their time focusing on my past".This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.
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