Conservative party co-chairman Grant Shapps denies claim he lives double life

Published on 01/10/2012 00:00

Conservative party co-chairman Grant Shapps has denied he is living a double life, after pictures emerged of him attending an internet conference wearing a “Michael Green” name badge.

He also defended altering his entry on Wikipedia, insisting he had simply “corrected” information on the page after someone gave him higher exam grades than he had achieved and incorrectly stated that he was a Jehovah’s Witness.

“I used to write business publications and, like many authors, wrote under a business name,” Mr Shapps said. “I have seen some extraordinary headlines, though. Things about living double lives, as though I was François Mitterrand with his second family and things.”