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Ex-MP urges Tories to drop candidate jailed for campaign of antisemitic abuse against her

The Guardian Politics Tuesday 04 August 2026, 17:11 UTC By Ben Quinn Political correspondent 1 min read
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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”.

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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Tories (ORG) Luciana Berger (PERSON) Joshua Bonehill-Paine (PERSON) Tory (ORG) Kemi Badenoch (PERSON) the Conservative party’s (ORG) neo-Nazi (ORG)
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