Mark Menzies: Police reviewing allegations against suspended Tory MP


by BBC News

BBC News— Mark Menzies strongly disputes claims he asked a party activist for £5,000 to pay "bad people".

Daily Mail—Police to review claims Tory MP Mark Menzies allegedly misused £14,000 of party funds. The Fylde MP has been suspended from the party whip and dropped as one of the PM's trade envoys. Labour has also pressed for a criminal probe by writing to police.

The Guardian—Allegations against ex-Tory MP Mark Menzies referred to Lancashire police. Force reviewing available information after claims that Menzies used political donations to pay off ‘bad people’Allegations that the MP Mark Menzies misused campaign funds have been referred to Lancashire police. The force said it was reviewing the available information after receiving a letter “detailing concerns around this matter”.The PA news agency understands that the Labour party chair, Anneliese Dodds, wrote to Lancashire police calling for an investigation into the allegations about...

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