Mark Menzies MP gives up Tory whip amid investigation into claims he misused campaign funds

UK lawmaker won't run again after allegations of late night call for funds to pay off 'bad people'

LONDON (AP) -- A British lawmaker who allegedly used campaign funds to pay off people who were holding him hostage said Sunday that he wouldn't seek reelection after the governing Conservative Party found his behavior fell below the standard expected of members of Parliament.

UK lawmaker won't run again after allegations of late night call for funds to pay off 'bad people'

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker who allegedly used campaign funds to pay off people who were holding him hostage says that he won’t seek reelection after the governing Conservative Party found his behavior fell below the standard expected of members of Parliament. Mark Menzies’ downfall is the latest in a series of scandals to hit the Conservatives. The scandals have undermined support for a party that has been …

Tory MP Mark Menzies Loses Whip as Investigation Launched Into Incident

A Conservative MP has lost the party whip as an investigation has begun into claims in a national newspaper that he misused campaign funds. The Times of London claimed on Thursday that Mark Menzies, who has been MP for Fylde in Lancashire since 2010, rang a Tory volunteer at 3.15 a.m. one night in December 2023, saying he was locked in a flat and needed £5,000 as a matter of “life and death.” The paper claimed the sum Mr. Menzies requested rose …

UK Conservative lawmaker suspended over allegations of misusing funds

LONDON, April 18 — Britain’s governing Conservative Party has suspended one of its lawmakers while he is investigated over allegations that he misused campaign funds, a spokesperson for the Conservatives’ head of party discipline said today. The Times newspaper reported that Mark Menzies had allegedly asked his former campaign manager for thousands of pounds to pay “bad people” who he said had detained him overnight in a flat and then used campa…

Tory MP Mark Menzies Accused of Misusing Thousands in Donor Funds To Pay Off ‘Bad People’

Mark Menzies was stripped of his parliamentary privileges Thursday. (PHOTO: ROLLY REYNA/ EL COMERCIO PERU (GDA via AP Images)) Tory MP Mark Menzies was stripped of his parliamentary privileges Thursday following allegations of misusing campaign funds for personal emergencies and to pay off “bad people.” The embattled MP, 52, denies the accusations reported by the Times on Wednesday evening, and insists he adhered to all necessary funding rules.…

Suspended Tory MP accused of misusing campaign funds to pay ‘bad people’

Mark Menzies — who ‘strongly’ disputes allegation — joins a growing list of Tories now sitting as independents in the House of Commons.