The media began to focus on the remaining unsettled case. "The Guardian" reported that "The spotlight had swivelled to Phil Pedley, the Tory defendant who remained adamant he would fight on alone, backed by independent funds and, he claims, a wide range of Conservative supporters." Pedley did not name the supporters but the then chairman of the Young Conservatives, Richard Fuller, pledged financial support to the fight and in a meeting with Jeffrey Archer, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, Fuller resisted Archer's demand to back down.Dennis Barker and Peter Fiddick, "Young Tory in Archer Meeting", "The Guardian", 21 October 1986.</ref>