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Former antisemite Joshua Bonehill-Paine quits as Tory council candidate

Party leader Kemi Badenoch said she was ‘sad’ about his decision.

Evening Standard · Aug 5

Former neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory local election candidate after backlash

Labour peer Luciana Berger criticised the Tory leader for offering Joshua Bonehill-Paine a role as her adviser

The Independent UK · Aug 5

Badenoch speaks out after former neo-Nazi withdraws as Tory candidate in local election

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The Independent UK · Aug 5

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Former neo-Nazi quits as Tory candidate to instead become party adviser

A FORMER neo-Nazi who was selected to stand for the Conservative Party has withdrawn his candidacy despite winning support from party leader Kemi…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 5

Scottish Tories 'must rule out Nazi candidates' as UK party fields former fascist

THE Scottish Conservatives have been urged to rule out standing Nazi candidates after a former extremist was picked to represent the party down…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 5

Row erupts as UK Conservatives allow man jailed for antisemitic abuse to contest local election

A political row has erupted in the UK after Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch defended the party's decision to field former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a local election candidate, despite his past convictions for antisemitic abuse targeting former Labour MP Luciana Berger.

The Times of India · Aug 5

Jewish leaders refuse to meet with former neo-Nazi Tory candidate

Jewish leaders, including the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council , have declined an offer to meet Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former antisemitic internet troll selected as a Conservative council candidate for Crewkerne South ward in Somerset . Bonehill-Paine was previously jailed in 2016 for racially…

The Independent UK · Aug 5

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Who is Joshua Bonehill-Paine? The former neo-Nazi activist picked to stand for the Tories

Kemi Badenoch has defended the decision

The Independent UK · Aug 5

Jewish leaders refuse to meet former neo-Nazi Tory candidate

Joshua Bonehill-Paine has been selected to fight the Crewkerne South ward in Somerset next May

The Independent UK · Aug 5

Jewish leaders turn down meeting with former antisemite Tory candidate

Joshua Bonehill-Paine has been selected to fight the Crewkerne South ward in Somerset next May.

Evening Standard · Aug 5

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

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

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5

Badenoch defends decision to allow former antisemite to run for council

Kemi Badenoch said Joshua Bonehill-Paine was ‘somebody who has been rehabilitated’ and now helps counter antisemitism.

Evening Standard · Aug 5

Labour peer slams Badenoch over selection of ex neo-Nazi candidate who harassed her

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The Independent UK · Aug 5

Right turn on green: is the Telegraph changing its tune on the climate?

Flurry of articles has raised eyebrows and prompted a response from Kemi Badenoch defending stance on net zero

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 4

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

Luciana Berger says Joshua Bonehill-Paine should have no role in public life because of ‘his racism and his view of women’

The National (Scotland) · Aug 4

Convicted former neo-Nazi picked as Tory local election candidate

A former neo-Nazi with convictions for harassing a Jewish MP and assaulting a police officer has been selected as a Conservative candidate in…

Evening Standard · Aug 4

Kemi Badenoch refuses to criticise Andy Burnham for holidaying after just fortnight in No 10

The Prime Minister, who took office on July 20, is taking a break from his day-to-day duties during recess

The Independent UK · Aug 4

Former neo-Nazi activist convicted of harassing Jewish MP standing as Tory candidate in local elections

Joshua Bonehill-Paine was convicted of racially-aggravated harassment of a Jewish MP Luciana Berger

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 4

Tuesday briefing: Inside the right’s heated climate-denial debate

In today’s newsletter: A small chorus of right-leaning critics are trying to convince politicians that climate action is deeply unpopular, downplaying its seriousness in the process

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

Former neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election

Joshua Bonehill-Paine, creator of satirical Crewkerne Gazette, has convictions including for harassing a Jewish MP

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Tory London mayor candidate must have no link to previous Conservative government, poll suggests

The poll is bad news for former Home Secretary James Cleverly, who has been tipped as one of the Tory big beasts considering a run for City Hall

The National (Scotland) · Aug 2

Kemi Badenoch's 'gun-wielding' security officer reported to counter-terrorism police

A FORMER security officer for the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has been revealed as a gun-wielding “fantasist” who was reported to…

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1

‘The lead singer is unavailable’: is Nigel Farage spending his summer in hiding?

The Reform UK leader is keeping a low profile and his approval ratings have sunk since Burnham took office. What’s the outlook for the Clacton byelection?

The Independent UK · Jul 31

In The Room | Who’s winning the summer? Burnham, Badenoch and Farage assessed

As Andy Burnham's second week in power draws to a close, his rivals are scratching their heads and plotting their summer challenges – with mixed results. Green leader Zack Polanski is facing heat over yet another social media misdemeanour; it’s far from all quiet for Nigel Farage on the Clacton…

The Independent UK · Jul 30

Collapse in Farage’s approval rating could spell the end for the Reform revolution

ANALYSIS: Nigel Farage has weathered various political storms, but political editor David Maddox explains why this crisis might be different

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