Why did Kemi Badenoch allow an ex neo-Nazi to stand?

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Aug 6, 202629:35News & Politics

Why did Kemi Badenoch allow a man with a neo-Nazi past to stand as a council candidate? Is Andy Burnham running into his first bump in the road as Prime Minister over his pausing of the early release of prisoners scheme?...

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