Tory activists call for 'disgusting' MP Mark Menzies to face police probe as fury grows over claims he 'angrily' called 78-year-old mayoress at 3.15am demanding £5,000 to pay off 'bad people'
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dailym.ai— In another sleaze headache for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Fylde MP Mark Menzies had the whip suspended and was axed as a trade envoy over the extraordinary allegations.
Daily Mail—Ex-Tory mayoress who scandal-hit MP Mark Menzies 'called at 3.15am begging for cash to pay off "bad people"' says she is 'deeply distressed' because she's a 'devout Christian with morals' and her constituency 'deserves better'. Today at her neat bungalow in genteel Lytham St Annes, the lifelong Tory activist said she did not want to talk about the incident, which she is understood to have found 'deeply distressing'.
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 Independent—Mark Menzies stands down as MP after claims he had been locked up by ‘bad people’. Conservative Party also says it ‘cannot conclude that there has been a misuse of (party) funds’ because cash came from an account that was outside its ‘remit’