Former Neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine to Stand as Conservative Candidate in Somerset
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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LONDON (VINnews)-Leading British Jewish organizations and the country’s chief rabbi have declined an invitation to meet a Conservative Party local election candidate previously jailed for antisemitic harassment, as party leader Kemi Badenoch defended his selection. Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist, was selected to stand for the Conservatives in the Crewkerne South ward in Somerset’s […]
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Former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine has withdrawn his candidacy for Somerset's upcoming county council election after being selected to contest a ward as a Conservative. Mr Bonehill-Paine, who built a social media following after posting AI videos under the pseudonym Crewkerne Man, confirmed he would no longer contest one of the 96 seats up for grabs.He had put his name forward to contest the new Crewkerne South division, which is seen as a kn…
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