Kemi Badenoch made a serious misjudgement – but she remains one of British Jews’ strongest alliesShe has stood with the community when it was neither fashionable nor politically expedient, because she believes it is the right thing to do. One bad call does not undo that recordBy Jonathan Harounoff3 min read
Kemi BadenochAppointing former neo-Nazi as anti-extremism adviser an ‘insult’, Baroness Berger tells BadenochThe MP for the area where Joshua Bonehill-Paine was due to stand for a council seat said the Tory leader ‘has not accepted the party got it wrong’By Jane Prinsley2 min read
Conservative PartyFormer neo-Nazi withdraws from Tory candidacy after Jewish community backlashKemi Badenoch says Joshua Bonehill-Paine will work with the party on ‘tackling radicalisation’ as part of its culture and integration commissionBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
By Baroness BergerKemi Badenoch, you’ve got this very, very wrongI am all for rehabilitation but there’s a gulf between being sorry and being allowed to stand for election. I don’t believe Joshua Bonehill‑Paine should hold any position in public life – because of both his racism and his views of women2 min read
Conservative PartySenior Tories urge Kemi Badenoch to drop former neo-Nazi local election candidate, sources tell JCJewish leaders turn down meeting with Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who was convicted for racially harassing Baroness BergerBy Jane Prinsley4 min read
AntisemitismLuciana Berger blasts Tories for selecting former neo-Nazi who targeted her as a local election candidateBaroness posts on X: ‘Kemi Badenoch you’ve got this very, very wrong’By Mark Wood6 min read
Conservative PartyJewish former minister Grant Shapps ‘rejected’ as Tory candidateThe erstwhile home secretary reportedly failed a new selection process, amid claims Kemi Badenoch is purging ideological opponents within her partyBy JC Reporter1 min read
Andy Burnham’s Israel policy is about appeasing Labour backbenchers – not UK national interests, says Kemi Badenoch‘There are British citizens alive today because of intelligence Israel gave us,’ the opposition leader saidBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||July 23, 2026 12:56
Parents pay tribute to Norwood for supporting daughter – and giving her a home – at property lunchConservative party leader Kemi Badenoch also spoke, saying she would abolish stamp duty if she became Prime MinisterBy Alma Green1 min read||June 24, 2026 11:48
Exclusive: Labour’s Middle East policy let antisemites use antizionism as a cover, claims BadenochTory leader says PM’s efforts to appease backbenchers have had consequences for Britain’s Jewish communityBy Jane Prinsley4 min read||May 6, 2026 18:39
Antisemitism ‘a national emergency’, says Badenoch after Golders Green stabbingCalls for tougher measures against anti-Jewish extremism following double stabbing attack in north LondonBy Jane Prinsley4 min read||April 30, 2026 13:38
Foreign antisemites should be deported, says BadenochThe Tory leader also argued that antisemites in “public institutions” needed to be removed from their positionsBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||April 16, 2026 11:19
Improve ties with Israel to defend Britain, former RAF chief tells StarmerUK needs Israel to plug gaps in air and missile defence and counter-drone technologies, says Air Vice-Marshal Philip LesterBy Jane Prinsley3 min read||April 12, 2026 18:13
Kemi Badenoch: After Hatzola attack, all antisemites must face toughest punishmentTory leader voices solidarity with Jewish community and says antizionism is being used as a cover for antisemitismBy Jane Prinsley5 min read||March 24, 2026 14:24
Party leaders unite to condemn ‘horrific antisemitic attack’ on Hatzola ambulancesThe home secretary urged anyone with information to contact the policeBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||March 23, 2026 10:53
Shadow justice secretary says mass prayer in Trafalgar Square is ‘Islamist act of domination’Nick Timothy should be sacked over comments says Sir Keir Starmer but Kemi Badenoch defends her frontbencherBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||March 18, 2026 18:10
