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#Questions over Tory law firm used by Grant Shapps to silence constituent in second job row

Grant Shapps used a law firm retained by the Conservatives to force a critical constituent to say that he had not pursued his business interests after becoming an MP

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Grant Shapps used a law firm retained by the Conservatives to force a critical constituent to say that he had not pursued his business interests after becoming an MP.

The Conservative party chairman hired Hill Dickinson to pressure one of his constituents to take down critical comments from the internet last November.

Hill Dickinson was the same firm that the Tories used three months earlier in August 2014 to accuse Conservative Grassroots , an activist organisation, of giving the "false impression" that it was affiliated to the Conservatives.

Brian Binley, a senior Tory MP who sits on the party s ruling board, said that he would raise the issue at its next meeting in a fortnight s time.

He told The Telegraph. "I am sure that the party chairman will adequately deal withthis matter before the next party board but I would imagine there might be some questions aslked to ensure that everything is clear in the future."