The Rehabilitation Ruse: Kemi Badenoch's Risky Experiment Joshua Bonehill Paine, a former neo Nazi activist with a history of convictions for harassment and antisemitic hate speech, has withdrawn as a Tory local election candidate after facing intense backlash.
But what's equally disturbing is party leader Kemi Badenoch's attempt to salvage the situation by offering him an advisory role on radicalization.
Bonehill Paine's selection was widely criticized due to his dubious past. Despite his convictions and extremist views, he was chosen as a Conservative candidate.