The Leader of Britain's Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch speaks during a press conference in London, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. via Associated PressA former neo-Nazi who was jailed for posting anti-semitic material and harassing a Jewish MP can become a Tory councillor but not an MP, Kemi Badenoch has declared. AdvertisementBut she said it was fine for him to become a councillor because they only deal with things like “parking and putting out bins”. Badenoch has come under fire from Jewish groups over her party’s decision to let Bonehill-Paine stand for election to Somerset Council. The following year, he was found guilty of racially-aggravated harassment of the Jewish Labour MP Luciana Berger. AdvertisementBerger, who is now a Labour peer, told HuffPost UK she is “beyond upset and angry” that Badenoch is allowing him to stand for the Tories.