Joshua Bonehill-paine, a Conservative Council Candidate Jailed for Antisemitism, Though the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish

Kemi Badenoch defended the decision to allow him to stand as a councillor. Separately, ministers will scrap the requirement for companies to prove green and progressive values before winning government contracts, instead asking firms to demonstrate they will help young people back into work. The change aims to cut the number of Neets in the UK and boost regional growth, with public sector buyers doubling the weight given to job creation over social and environmental wellbeing. Government procurement contracts total about £90bn annually.