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Joshua Bonehill-Paine quits as Tory candidate | Adam Boulton and Penny Mordaunt react
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August 5, 2026
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14:32Now PlayingSky's Anna Botting is joined by political commentator Adam Boulton and former Defence Secretary Dame Penny Mordaunt to discuss the political fallout after Joshua Bonehill-Paine withdrew as a Conservative council candidate.
The panel examines Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch's decision to defend his selection on the basis of rehabilitation and her subsequent appointment of him as an adviser on radicalisation.
They debate whether the controversy reflects a failure of judgment, the standards expected of political candidates, and the wider implications for the Conservative Party.
Sky News political correspondent Lucy McDaid reports on the backlash, including criticism from Jewish organisations and politicians, and the questions facing Kemi Badenoch over the party's handling of the row.
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