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European Jewish News · Aug 5, 2026

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UK: Former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine has withdrawn as a Conservative council candidate after outrage over his selection. Instead he had been offered a position as an anti-extremism adviser to the party. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says she is "sad" that Bonehill-Paine has resigned as a Conservative candidate stating: "If we're going to stop extremism we are going to need help from those people who were part of the problem.” Join EJN:

UK: Former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine has withdrawn as a Conservative council candidate after outrage over his selection. Instead he had been offered a position as an anti-extremism adviser to the party. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says she is "sad" that Bonehill-Paine has resigned as a Conservative candidate stating: "If we're going to stop extremism we are going to need help from those people who were part of the problem.” Join EJN: https://wa.me/447443160130?text=Hi!%20I%20would%20like%20to%20subscribe%20to%20the%20EJN.%20My%20name%20is:%20

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