TOP Tories fought to save the skin of party chairman Lord Feldman yesterday amid calls for him to resign over a bullying scandal sparked by the suicide of a young activist.

Grant Shapps quit as overseas aid minister on Saturday after evidence emerged he ignored complaints about bullying connected to the death of Elliott Johnson in September.

Ex-minister Baroness Warsi revealed an email proving that he knew about bullying allegations against former Tory aide Mark Clarke, whom Mr Johnson named in a suicide note.

In a bid to draw a line under the scandal, Mr Shapps said the “buck should stop with me.”

The 21-year-old was found dead on railway tracks on September 15.

His father believes Lord Feldman — named as one of 40 witnesses who has given evidence to an internal investigation — should also resign.

David Cameron was standing by his tennis partner and long-term pal yesterday though, with a spokeswoman confirming the Prime Minister had “full confidence” in Lord Feldman.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon also attempted to limit the damage to Mr Shapps yesterday in an appearance on the Andrew Marr show.

He said: “The person directly responsible for central office, for campaigning, the co-chairman Grant Shapps, who signed up Mark Clarke’s operation — he has accepted responsibility and yesterday he resigned.”

Allies of Mr Shapps pointed out though that Mr Feldman was the sole Tory Party chairman at the time of Mr Johnson’s death.

And Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth said: “Grant Shapps’s resignation doesn’t end this — we need to know just how widely this goes.

“The current party chairman Lord Feldman has serious questions to answer about when exactly he was made aware of concerns about Mark Clarke and what action was taken as a result.”

The Tories have belatedly promised to publish the key findings and recommendations of their investigation after public pressure.

The PM has appointed fellow old-Etonian Nick Hurd to replace Mr Shapps.