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Former Neo-Nazi to Stand for Conservatives in Somerset Local Elections
Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who served more than 3 years in prison, says he has been rehabilitated and will run as the Conservative candidate.
- Former neo-Nazi activist Joshua Bonehill-Paine will stand as the Conservative Party candidate for Crewkerne South in Somerset Council's local elections on May 6, 2027.
- Bonehill-Paine previously served three years in prison following 2015 convictions for posting "vile" antisemitic material and racially aggravated harassment toward former Labour MP Luciana Berger.
- Since his 2018 release, he has held Home Office counter-extremism certifications and manages the Crewkerne Gazette, an AI-satire account boasting "over 200 million views."
- Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch defended his selection, telling the Huffington Post he has "shown contrition for his crimes" and deserves a second chance.
- Somerset residents will elect 96 councillors on May 6, 2027, the first poll conducted under new boundaries established by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
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Former neo-Nazi to stand for Conservatives in Somerset local elections
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is defending his selection
·Somerset, United Kingdom
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right2Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
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- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
C 33%
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