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Tory MP loses whip after claims he used party funds to pay ‘bad people’



Mark Menzies allegedly spent £14,000 of campaign funds on medical costs and demanded £6,500 from aide to escape captorsA Conservative MP has lost the party whip over allegations he misused campaign funds and demanded thousands of pounds from an aide to pay off “bad people” in the middle of the night.Mark Menzies, 52, was suspended from the Tory parliamentary party on Wednesday night while an investigation is carried out. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/17/tory-mp-loses-whip-after-claims-he-used-party-funds-to-pay-bad-people

Author : Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Publish date : 2024-04-18 08:03:59

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