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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Whittaker

Who is Joshua Bonehill-Paine? The former neo-Nazi activist picked to stand for the Tories

Former neo-Nazi activist Joshua Bonehill-Paine is set to stand as a Tory candidate in council elections after the party gave him a “second chance”.

The 33-year-old spent three years in prison for posting antisemitic material, he was also convicted for harassing the former Labour MP Luciana Berger.

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