Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJoshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi convicted of racially aggravated harassment against Luciana Berger, was initially selected as a Conservative council election candidate. He withdrew his candidacy but was subsequently appointed as an adviser to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch on the party's culture and integration commission, focusing on radicalisation. Bonehill-Paine claimed to hold 'Home Office certification' for his counter-extremism work, a claim repeated by Ms Badenoch. The Home Office has refuted these claims, stating it does not certify individuals to deliver training, though it funds Civil Society Organisations for such work. The appointment has drawn strong criticism from Baroness Luciana Berger, who called it an 'insult,' and from Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders, who questioned Ms Badenoch's judgment. In fullEx neo-Nazi Tory adviser in fresh row over Home Office training claimsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Home Office denies claim Joshua Bonehill-Paine has government certification
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJoshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi convicted of racially aggravated harassment against Luciana Berger, was initially selected as a Conservative council election candidate. He withdrew his candidacy but was subsequently appointed as an adviser to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch on the party's culture and integration commission, focusing on radicalisation. Bonehill-Paine claimed to hold 'Home Office certification' for his counter-extremism work, a claim repeated by Ms Badenoch. The Home Office has refuted these claims, stating it does not certify individuals to deliver training, though it funds Civil Society Organisations for such work. The appointment has drawn strong criticism from Baroness Luciana Berger, who called it an 'insult,' and from Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders, who questioned Ms Badenoch's judgment. In fullEx neo-Nazi Tory adviser in fresh row over Home Office training claimsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
