Why has Kemi Badenoch given a former neo-Nazi an advisory role? – The Latest
00:00:0000:00:00Today in FocusPoliticsWhy has Kemi Badenoch given a former neo-Nazi an advisory role? – The LatestJoshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist, has been offered a role as an adviser to the Conservative party by Kemi Badenoch after he withdrew as a Tory candidate for next year’s local elections. The role will reportedly be focused on how young men become radicalised. Bonehill-Paine was convicted of harassing a Jewish MP and has previously described himself as a ‘nationalist, fascist, theorist and supporter of white rights’.
- ▪00:00:0000:00:00Today in FocusPoliticsWhy has Kemi Badenoch given a former neo-Nazi an advisory role? – The LatestJoshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist, has been offered a role as an adviser to the Conservative party by Kemi Bad
- ▪The role will reportedly be focused on how young men become radicalised.
- ▪Bonehill-Paine was convicted of harassing a Jewish MP and has previously described himself as a ‘nationalist, fascist, theorist and supporter of white rights’.
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00:00:0000:00:00Today in FocusPoliticsWhy has Kemi Badenoch given a former neo-Nazi an advisory role? – The LatestJoshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist, has been offered a role as an adviser to the Conservative party by Kemi Badenoch after he withdrew as a Tory candidate for next year’s local elections. The role will reportedly be focused on how young men become radicalised. Bonehill-Paine was convicted of harassing a Jewish MP and has previously described himself as a ‘nationalist, fascist, theorist and supporter of white rights’. He says he has carried out counter-extremism work since he was released from prison.
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