After the death by apparent suicide of Jason Arday a number of the key figures and organisations behind pushing him have issued their 'condolences'.

Prof Simon Baron-Cohen said he spoke to Arday the morning of his death, and said the academic had felt unable to leave the house.

"He has experienced what he described as a campaign against him, for the last three years."

In a statement issued by his publisher Simon & Schuster UK, Arday's family said they were "in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son".

The New York based Publisher handling all the PR for the family is owned by Private Equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.