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Badenoch defends decision to allow man jailed for antisemitism to stand as councillor

The Guardian World Wednesday 05 August 2026, 08:37 UTC By Geneva Abdul 1 min read
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Tory leader praises Joshua Bonehill-Paine’s ‘contrition’ but says she has higher thresholds for MP candidatesKemi Badenoch has defended her party’s decision to allow a former neo-Nazi who was jailed for subjecting a prominent Labour politician to antisemitic abuse to stand as a councillor. Badenoch said her party was not giving Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who is standing for election in Somerset, a “national platform”.

Tory leader praises Joshua Bonehill-Paine’s ‘contrition’ but says she has higher thresholds for MP candidates

Kemi Badenoch has defended her party’s decision to allow a former neo-Nazi who was jailed for subjecting a prominent Labour politician to antisemitic abuse to stand as a councillor.

Badenoch said her party was not giving Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who is standing for election in Somerset, a “national platform”.

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Badenoch (LOCATION) Tory (PERSON) Joshua Bonehill-Paine (PERSON) neo-Nazi (ORG) Labour (ORG) Somerset (LOCATION)
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