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Labour peer Luciana Berger, a victim of abuse from Joshua Bonehill-Paine, has urged Kemi Badenoch to reverse her decision to give the former neo-Nazi an advisory role. Berger emphasized the importance of listening to victims in such decisions.
Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist, has withdrawn as a Conservative election candidate and will now advise the party on tackling extremism, according to Kemi Badenoch.
Kemi Badenoch defended her party's decision to allow Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi jailed for antisemitism, to stand as a councillor, citing his 'contrition' but noting higher thresholds for MP candidates.
Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist, has been convicted of racially-aggravated harassment against Jewish MP Luciana Berger and is now standing as a Tory candidate in local elections.
Kemi Badenoch, a Conservative party figure, has offered an advisory role to Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist, after he withdrew as a Tory candidate for local elections, sparking questions and debate.
Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist, has withdrawn his candidacy for the Conservative Party in a local election following public backlash. He stated he needs to do more to convince the Jewish community of his commitment to fighting antisemitism, with earlier reports also mentioning an advisory role offer.
The Conservative Party has offered Jewish groups a meeting regarding Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist who was jailed for his activities but has been selected to stand for a new Somerset Council seat in 2027.
The Conservative party’s chief whip, Rebecca Harris, has been condemned for promoting AI-generated footage created by Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a notorious far-right figure who was jailed for hate crimes and claims to be a member of the Tory party.
Former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who withdrew as a Tory election candidate, claims to have government certification for counter-extremism work, a claim the Home Office denies.
The British Conservative Party is defending the inclusion of Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi convicted of racially aggravated harassment and stirring up hatred, as a local election candidate.
Former MP Luciana Berger has called on the Conservative Party to remove Joshua Bonehill-Paine as an election candidate, citing his past imprisonment for a campaign of antisemitic abuse against her.