Governor rationalisation post conversion gave 'trojan horse' plot cover?

From They Work For You: Responding to Khalid Mahmood's question - why did 8 out of 13 of Park View Academy governors resign after it became an academy? Edward Timpson said: 'Park View Educational Trust has told the Department that there was a need to rationalise the governing body to ensure it could operate more effectively, and in order to comply with the Department's preferred model when other academies joined the trust to form a multi-academy trust.'

'Trojan Horse' governor allegations so far

UPDATE (APRIL 16 2014 - Birmingham Mail) West Midlands Police Chief Constable Chris Sims (said the appointment of Peter Clarke) was a “desperately unfortunate appointment”... suggesting that Mr Clarke’s previous experience - which includes leading the investigation into the July 7 bombings in London - would inevitably lead to people drawing “unwarranted conclusions” - BBC coverage

UPDATE (APRIL 9 2014 - Guardian) Schools defenders include trustee/governor David Hughes defends Park View Academy and Lee Donaghy, an assistant head at the academy - claim a witch-hunt and deny extremism allegations.

UPDATE (April 5 2014): Birmingham Mail reports 'NUT claims thousands of schools have already been taken over by religious hardliners'

From the Daily Mail and Sunday Telegraph: The Telegraph claims that many of the allegations surround a man called Tahir Alam - who says the plot is a fabrication and denies any involvement.