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Paine selected as Tory candidate
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The Conservative Party in the UK has selected Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a man with a history of neo-Nazi activism and criminal convictions, as a council candidate. Party leadership defends the decision as an example of offering a 'second chance,' while critics and Jewish advocacy groups have condemned the selection.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Chris Lockyer Somerset Contributed Joshua Bonehill-Paine now speaks out against extremism A man who was jailed over his neo-Nazi activism will stand as a Tory candidate in council elections after being offered a "second chance" by the party.
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