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RESPONSBILITY for the death of a young Tory activist “rests on the shoulders” of party chairman Lord Feldman, his father said yesterday.
Ray Johnson said his son Elliott, who was found dead on railway tracks in September, complained directly to Andrew Feldman about bullying and blackmail in the party’s youth movement.
Grant Shapps resigned from the government over the scandal last weekend but the bereaved dad believes Mr Feldman must also take responsibility.
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