THE head of a campaign group seeking compensation for around one million former Bradford & Bingley shareholders has accused leading politicians of ‘further obfuscation’ after they failed to take up an invitation to a public meeting later this month.

David Blundell, chairman of Bradford & Bingley Action Group, has postponed the meeting planned for January 24 at St Columba’s Church, Knightsbridge, London. He had invited David Cameron, Ed Milliband and Nick Clegg to the planned BBAG gathering – and also contacted UKIP to ask its leader Nigel Farage to attend.

BBAG wanted to press the case for compensation it has been fighting since B&B’s mortgage business was nationalised and the savings arm and branches sold to Santander. during the banking crisis in 2008, leaving its shares worthless.

Mr Blundell, who praised Shipley MP Philip Davies for his continued support for the BBAG campaign, said the lack of response from senior politicians meant the meeting would be postponed until after the election.

He said: “ This is a further example of the obfuscation to which BBAG has been subjected for over six years by successive governments and explains why Whitehall and Westminster are held in such contempt by so many. “ BBAG is also awaiting a response from Information Commissioner Christopher Graham who was invited.