Fathers Rights have disbanded

[Ravenfire]

The fathers' rights group linked to an alleged plot to kidnap Tony's Blair's youngest son Leo is to disband.

Fathers 4 Justice had earlier said the group was suspending its activities pending an inquiry into the allegations, reported in The Sun.

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

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

Mr O'Connor said "extremists" had "undermined the position and credibility" of an organisation that had been going along "nicely".

"What these people are doing is undermining the very good work that people in this organisation have done," he said.

He "categorically" denied he had handed the information to The Sun as part of infighting within the Fathers 4 Justice group.

He added: "I'm proud of the work we've done but if we're going down this road with extremist elements then it's come to an end.

"I want to get a good night's sleep. This is not what I wanted. I don't want to be associated with an organisation getting headlines like this."

The group expelled 30 people last year in a bid to get rid of extreme elements.

[lizzie]

Thats not good is it , no-one should have there kids kidnapped just to prove a point

[inchtwinkle]

i understand that these men want to see their kids, it really is nice for once to see partners take an interest in their children after splitting with their mother, BUT, what they planned to do was unforgivable, and you can kind of see why their ex partners want them to be of no part to their childs life, i know i personally would not want my kids to go with bob, if he was the one responsable for, climbing bridges, and breaking into buckingham palace, what kind of moral up bringing would that be, its just as shame as you can see these fathers have so much love to give their children, its just one vicious circle for them

[trai]

It's a shame that the few bad ones have ruined what the good ones were trying to do. I don't know how they thought they were going to get any public sympathy taking someone else's child.