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27 Nov 15
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Dad of kid who killed himself just been on Newsnight.
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http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/27/tory-chairmen-should-quit-over-bullying-scandal-says-activists-father
Grant Shapps and Lord Feldman should resign over revelations the Conservative party failed to act on complaints about an election aide at the heart of a bullying scandal, says the father of a young activist believed to have killed himself.
Ray Johnson – the father of 21-year-old political blogger Elliott, who accused the youth organiser Mark Clarke of bullying him before he was found dead in September – said his son would still be alive if the Conservative party and its chairmen had acted responsibly.
His comments came after the Guardian revealed that the Tory peer Sayeeda Warsi wrote to Grant Shapps, her successor as party chairman, in January to demand action be taken against Clarke for abusing her on Twitter.
The uncovering of the letter directly contradicts the party’s claim that it had received no written complaints about Clarke before August.
Johnson called for Shapps, now an international development minister, and the current party chairman, Andrew Feldman, to stand down, and demanded that an independent body be set up in Westminster to deal with such complaints.
“They need to stand down,” he said. “Feldman, Shapps, and whoever else is involved in this; clearly these senior members of the party have been telling lies. You wonder about the people running the country – whether they’re fit to govern.
“If they had behaved responsibly, like any other organisation, none of these events would have happened; my son would still be alive and many activists wouldn’t have been intimidated and harassed.”
Dad of kid who killed himself just been on Newsnight.
.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/27/tory-chairmen-should-quit-over-bullying-scandal-says-activists-father
Grant Shapps and Lord Feldman should resign over revelations the Conservative party failed to act on complaints about an election aide at the heart of a bullying scandal, says the father of a young activist believed to have killed himself.
Ray Johnson – the father of 21-year-old political blogger Elliott, who accused the youth organiser Mark Clarke of bullying him before he was found dead in September – said his son would still be alive if the Conservative party and its chairmen had acted responsibly.
His comments came after the Guardian revealed that the Tory peer Sayeeda Warsi wrote to Grant Shapps, her successor as party chairman, in January to demand action be taken against Clarke for abusing her on Twitter.
The uncovering of the letter directly contradicts the party’s claim that it had received no written complaints about Clarke before August.
Johnson called for Shapps, now an international development minister, and the current party chairman, Andrew Feldman, to stand down, and demanded that an independent body be set up in Westminster to deal with such complaints.
“They need to stand down,” he said. “Feldman, Shapps, and whoever else is involved in this; clearly these senior members of the party have been telling lies. You wonder about the people running the country – whether they’re fit to govern.
“If they had behaved responsibly, like any other organisation, none of these events would have happened; my son would still be alive and many activists wouldn’t have been intimidated and harassed.”
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Will save me adding him to the list again. That reminds me, i need to buff the chainsaw.
cameron said he,s going to be replaced by a mr green
Tory minister Grant Shapps resigns over Mark Clarke scandal.
political merry go round again.
This guy hasnt been back in the fold long since he had to go sit on the naughty step after all that issue regarding his business dealing
This guy hasnt been back in the fold long since he had to go sit on the naughty step after all that issue regarding his business dealing
After Shapps resigned, Ray Johnson said: “It’s about time, he should have resigned several weeks ago.”
Speaking from his home in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Johnson said: “It’s typical of these politicians, they cling on to the greasy pole for as long as they can. Eventually, they get kicked off or dragged off; the fact that they hang on does no one any favours. It makes them look less dignified.
“It justifies our view of Grant Shapps. But there are others involved and we need to ensure there’s a clearout of all these unsavoury characters at CCHQ [Conservative campaign headquarters].
“Grant Shapps has resigned but that’s not the end of it. There are other people involved in this scandal and we’ll take one pin down at a time if need be.”
Speaking from his home in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Johnson said: “It’s typical of these politicians, they cling on to the greasy pole for as long as they can. Eventually, they get kicked off or dragged off; the fact that they hang on does no one any favours. It makes them look less dignified.
“It justifies our view of Grant Shapps. But there are others involved and we need to ensure there’s a clearout of all these unsavoury characters at CCHQ [Conservative campaign headquarters].
“Grant Shapps has resigned but that’s not the end of it. There are other people involved in this scandal and we’ll take one pin down at a time if need be.”
Lucky for the Conservatives that Labour are dead in the water.
Lucky for the Conservatives that they own the press and agencies which make Labour dead in the water.
Corbyn, McDonnell, Abbott and now Red Ken. No I think Labour shaped their own demise.
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