Fathers 4 Justuce campaign group to disband

The fathers' rights group linked to an alleged plot to kidnap Tony's Blair's youngest son Leo is to disband in the wake of the…

The fathers' rights group linked to an alleged plot to kidnap Tony's Blair's youngest son Leo is to disband in the wake of the furore over the affair, its founder member announced tonight.

Fathers 4 Justice had earlier said the group was suspending its activities pending an inquiry into the allegations, reported in today's Sunnewspaper.

The group's leader Matt O'Connor told Channel 4 News that the group can no longer continue in light of the negative publicity generated by the allegations.

He said: "I regret to say that three years after starting the organisation we're going to cease and bring it to a close."

It was claimed that extremist sympathisers with the group had discussed kidnapping five-year-old Leo Blair.

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