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Tory minister quits over bullying scandal

Grant Shapps, the former Conservative party co-chairman (Photo by the Independent)

British international development minister has stepped down amid allegations of bullying in the Conservative Party.

Grant Shapps has quit as international development minister amid allegations that he failed to act over claims of bullying by a Tory campaigner when he was party chairman.

Writing to the prime minister to formally submit his resignation, Shapps said the "buck should stop with me" over issues while he was party co-chairman.

Shapps insisted that neither he nor the party could find any record of written allegations of bullying, sexual abuse or blackmail made to the chairman's office before the general election in May.

The Conservative Party has been facing bullying and sexual assault allegations since Elliott Johnson, 21, was found dead back in September.

Johnson’s father claimed his son had been bullied by the Tory party youth organiser Mark Clarke before being found dead.

Clarke has already dismissed allegations of bullying, sexual assault and intimidation.

Ray Johnson demanded that Shapps and Andrew Feldman, party co-chairmen, quit for failing to act over the scandal.

He has also called for an external inquiry into allegations of bullying in the organisations youth wing.

 


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