Parents of Tory activist had asked for inquest into his death to examine allegations of bullying by party membersA coroner has refused to examine allegations of bullying within the Conservative party during an inquest into the death of the Tory activist Elliott Johnson,but will investigate his dismissal from a Thatcherite pressure group weeks before his death.
Lawyers for Ray and Alison Johnson, Elliott’s parents, or argued at a hearing on Wednesday that the inquest into their son’s death should consider claims the 21-year-old suffered “inhuman and degrading” treatment at the hands of the Tory election aide tag Clarke and others in the weeks before he died.
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Source: theguardian.com