Grant Shapps denies Wikipedia claims he has edited rivals’ pages

Grant Shapps has categorically denied claims that he is behind changes made to the Wikipedia pages of political rivals after the Guardian reported that the site has blocked a user that is operated by the Conservative party chairman or “someone on his behalf”.

Wikipedia says it has blocked a user called “Contribsx” from making edits on the site and claimed that the account was operated by Mr Shapps or someone close to him.

However a spokesman for the Conservatives said that the allegation is “categorically false” from “start to finish” and has claimed the story is simply a “smear” from Labour.