UK Conservatives defend selection of former neo-Nazi as a candidate
Joshua Bonehill-Paine in 2015 was convicted of racially aggravated harassment of Luciana Berger
Badenoch said what he did was “appalling” but he had disavowed his previous views
August 05, 2026 17:08
LONDON: The leader of Britain’s opposition Conservative Party defended the selection of a former neo-Nazi who had been jailed for hate crimes as a local election candidate, saying on Wednesday that he was rehabilitated and could help fight antisemitism.
