Luciana Berger says Joshua Bonehill-Paine should have no role in public life because of ‘his racism and his view of women’
A former MP has urged the Tory leader to drop an election candidate who was previously jailed for a campaign of antisemitic abuse against her.
Kemi Badenoch on Tuesday defended the Conservative party’s selection of Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi, insisting she believes in “second chances”.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/04/ex-mp-urges-tories-to-drop-candidate-jailed-for-campaign-of-antisemitic-abuse-against-her
Author : Ben Quinn Political correspondent
Publish date : 2026-08-04 17:11:00
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