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On the recordAugust 5, 2026
I am extremely worried about antisemitism and what I feel is that if we can’t have the people who have previously been radicalised, who understand what went wrong and are part of the fight against antisemitism now, if we’re saying: ‘No, no, no, you’re untouchable,’ then how can we pretend that we believe in rehabilitation?
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Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party

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Discussing rehabilitation and antisemitism.

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