{"id":367701,"date":"2026-08-06T01:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-neo-nazi-withdraws-conservative-candidacy-as-badenoch-sad-to-see-him-step-down\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T01:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T00:00:23","slug":"former-neo-nazi-withdraws-conservative-candidacy-as-badenoch-sad-to-see-him-step-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-neo-nazi-withdraws-conservative-candidacy-as-badenoch-sad-to-see-him-step-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Former neo-Nazi withdraws Conservative candidacy as Badenoch &#8216;sad&#8217; to see him step down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xTF5wQcD6tI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Former neo-Nazi withdraws Conservative candidacy as Badenoch 'sad' to see him step down\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xTF5wQcD6tI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine will no longer be standing for the Conservative Party at next year\u2019s local elections in Somerset after he withdrew his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>In a message posted on social medial, Mr Bonehill-Paine said he knew that if he stood \u201cother political parties will spend all their time focusing on my past rather than the work I\u2019m doing today, or even fighting antisemitism in their own midst\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cRather than standing as a local council candidate, I believe that my experience is better used supporting Kemi Badenoch in her ongoing mission to combat the antisemitism and extremism that is dividing our nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have therefore informed the party of my decision to withdraw from next year\u2019s council election and Kemi has instead offered that I become an adviser to the Conservative Party\u2019s culture and integration commission, specifically focusing on how young men become radicalised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News\u00a0on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram:\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook:\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine will no longer be standing for the Conservative Party at next year\u2019s local elections in Somerset after he withdrew his candidacy. 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