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Kemi Badenoch’s weird week: defence of ex-neo-Nazi raises questions over Tory direction

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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch faced intense backlash after defending her decision to stand by Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist jailed

Kemi Badenoch’s weird week: defence of ex-neo-Nazi raises questions over Tory direction

Ce qu'il faut retenir

  • Joshua Bonehill-Paine withdrew his candidacy and was asked by Badenoch to advise the party's culture and integration commission.
  • Badenoch expressed sadness that Bonehill-Paine would not be given space to explain his position and represent his community.
  • The Conservative party is purging centrists and blocking candidates who support net zero or the ECHR.
  • The arsonists have taken control of the Tory party and are trying to set it alight.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch faced intense backlash after defending her decision to stand by Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi activist jailed for harassing a Jewish MP. After withdrawing his local candidacy, Bonehill-Paine revealed Badenoch asked him to advise the party on youth radicalisation. Badenoch defended the move, criticizing efforts to cancel people, which has delighted some right-wing supporters but alarmed party centrists and delighted political opponents.

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Leurs propres mots

“Piling on [people who have changed] and trying to get them cancelled may be sport for other parties, but this is a different Conservative party.”
Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative Party
“I think the real truth is the arsonists have taken control, and they’re trying to set the great oak tree of Toryism alight.”
Cody Butler, Former chair of the One Nation Conservative Network

Les chiffres clés

19%
Conservative party voting share in recent polling
24%
Reform UK voting share in recent polling
23%
Labour party voting share in recent polling
-11
Kemi Badenoch's net favourability rating in YouGov poll
-500
Councillors lost by the Conservatives in England

Le fil des événements

  1. Monday Joshua Bonehill-Paine selected as Conservative candidate in Somerset
  2. Wednesday Bonehill-Paine withdraws candidacy to become Tory integration adviser
  3. Friday Badenoch holds line defending Bonehill-Paine despite mounting pressure

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Source: Guardian World

Tagué #United Kingdom #Kemi Badenoch #Joshua Bonehill-Paine #Luciana Berger #Gavin Barwell #Grant Shapps #Cody Butler

Questions fréquentes

Que s'est-il passé avec Kemi Badenoch's defense of former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine ?
Joshua Bonehill-Paine withdrew his candidacy and was asked by Badenoch to advise the party's culture and integration commission.
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