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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Tory chief whip reposts AI video created by far-right figure who was jailed for hate crimes

Joshua Bonehill-Paine holding a sign saying 'Made by the Crewkerne Gazette'
In 2016 Joshua Bonehill-Paine, pictured, was found guilty of racially aggravated harassment for abuse directed at a Jewish MP. Photograph: Channel 4 News/Youtube

The Conservative party’s chief whip has been condemned for promoting AI-generated footage created by a notorious far-right figure who was jailed for hate crimes against Jewish people.

Rebecca Harris reposted the latest skit by the Crewkerne Gazette, which depicts Kemi Badenoch and her shadow justice secretary, Nick Timothy, as characters in the gangster film Scarface.

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