Britain’s governing Conservative Party suspended a lawmaker who is alleged to have misused campaign funds.
Dinner date! This gift card lets you dine at Planet Hollywood, Bertucci’s, and more, now starting at $20.Undated handout photo issued by UK Parliament of Conservative MP Mark Menzies. Britains governing Conservative Party said Thursday, April 18, 2024, it has suspended a lawmaker who is alleged to have used campaign funds for personal medical expenses and to pay off someone who was threatening him.
Menzies, who has represented the seat of Fylde in northwest England since 2010, told the Times: “I strongly dispute the allegations put to me. I have fully complied with all the rules for declarations. As there is an investigation ongoing I will not be commenting further.”The Conservative whips' office said Menzies had agreed to be suspended from the Conservative caucus in Parliament,"pending the outcome of an investigation.
Menzies has faced misconduct claims before. In 2014 he quit as a ministerial aide after allegations about his behavior made by a Brazilian male escort. Three years later, the Times said, he was “interviewed by police over bizarre accusations that he had deliberately got an acquaintance’s dog drunk.” It said Menzies strongly denied giving alcohol to a dog.
The Conservatives have been in power since 2010, but opinion polls put them well behind the opposition Labour Party, with an election due later this year.
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