Former neo-Nazi withdraws Conservative candidacy as Badenoch 'sad' to see him step down
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Former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine will no longer be standing for the Conservative Party at next year’s local elections in Somerset after he withdrew his candidacy. In a message posted on social medial, Mr Bonehill-Paine said he knew that if he stood “other political parties will spend all their time focusing on my past rather than the work I’m doing today, or even fighting antisemitism in their own midst”. He said: “Rather than standing as a local council candidate, I believe that my experience is better used supporting Kemi Badenoch in her ongoing mission to combat the antisemitism and extremism that is dividing our nation. “I have therefore informed the party of my decision to withdraw from next year’s council election and Kemi has instead offered that I become an adviser to the Conservative Party’s culture and integration commission, specifically focusing on how young men become radicalised.” • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and m
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