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British Conservative Party defends inclusion of former neo-Nazi as local election candidate

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British Conservative Party defends inclusion of former neo-Nazi as local election candidate
British Conservative Party defends inclusion of former neo-Nazi as local election candidate
Joshua Bonehill-Paine in 2015 was convicted of racially aggravated harassment of a Labour member of parliament, and had also been imprisoned for stirring up hatred against a London Jewish community.
The Straits Times
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UK Conservatives defend selection of former neo-Nazi as a candidate
LONDON, Aug 5 - The leader of Britain's opposition Conservative Party defended the selection of a former neo-Nazi who had been jailed for hate crimes as a local election candidate, saying on Wednesday that he was rehabilitated and could help fight antisemitism.