Peer urges Tories to block candidate jailed for antisemitic abuse against her

A member of the House of Lords is urging the Conservative Party to block Joshua Bonehill-Paine from standing as a candidate for a new Somerset Council seat in 2027. The BBC reports Bonehill-Paine was previously jailed over neo-Nazi activism, following a campaign of antisemitic abuse.

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