Labour peer urges Badenoch to reverse decision on ex-neo-Nazi’s advisory role
Summary
Labour peer Luciana Berger has asked Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch to reverse her decision to appoint Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi, to a national advisory role. Berger, a victim of Bonehill-Paine’s online abuse and harassment, expressed concerns about the lack of safeguarding checks and the potential impact on victims.Key Facts
- Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed in 2015 for posting antisemitic material online before a planned neo-Nazi rally.
- He was found guilty in 2016 of racially aggravated harassment against Luciana Berger, a former MP.
- Bonehill-Paine founded and led a far-right group called the National British Resistance.
- Berger questioned what safety checks were done before appointing Bonehill-Paine to the Conservative party’s culture and integration commission.
- Badenoch defended the decision, saying Bonehill-Paine served his time and completed government counter-terrorism courses.
- Bonehill-Paine does not have a parliamentary pass and will not be on the parliamentary estate.
- Berger said she and other victims were not given enough consideration before the appointment was made.
- Bonehill-Paine has previous convictions, including assaulting a police officer and malicious communications involving an anti-Islam hoax.
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