Joshua Bonehill-Paine is a former Nazi. In 2016, he was found guilty of the racially aggravated harassment of Jewish Labour peer and former MP Baroness [Luciana] Berger.
So it’s not surprising Kemi Badenoch‘s decision to approve his selection as a Conservative Party candidate for the Somerset Council elections has created a wave of protest.
Anger that has continued even after Bonehill-Paine withdrew, acknowledging a mistake that had brought distress to the Jewish community.
But that anger is misplaced. And as the row rumbles on, it has been attended by increasing hypocrisy from elements of the Labour left.
Bonehill-Paine’s crimes were appalling. So appalling, that
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