The Rehabilitation Ruse: When Politics Trumps Principle The selection of Joshua Bonehill Paine as a Conservative candidate for Somerset Council has sparked outrage among Jewish groups and raised questions about the limits of rehabilitation.
Baroness Luciana Berger, who was victimized by Bonehill Paine's harassment, has urged the Tories to block his candidacy. The Board of Deputies of British Jews has called on the party to reject him altogether.
Kemi Badenoch's defense of Bonehill Paine cites his expressions of contrition for past views and claims of transformation while in prison.