Mark Menzies Quits Conservatives as Tories Say Conduct ‘Fell Below Standard’

The Fylde MP has been accused of misusing donors’ funds.
Mark Menzies Quits Conservatives as Tories Say Conduct ‘Fell Below Standard’
Undated handout photo of Conservative MP Mark Menzies. Richard Townshend/UK Parliament/PA
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Mark Menzies has quit the Conservative Party and will leave Parliament at the next election after an internal investigation found “a pattern of behaviour that falls below the standards expected of MPs.”

The Fylde MP has been accused of misusing political donations to cover his medical expenses and pay off “bad people” who had locked him in a flat and demanded money for his release.