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UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker as sordid allegations swirl over possible misuse of party funds

UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker as sordid allegations swirl over possible misuse of party funds

 


London, British government Conservative party said Thursday he had suspended a lawmaker who allegedly used his campaign funds to cover personal medical expenses and to pay off someone who threatened him.

The Times of London reported that Mark Menzies took thousands of pounds (dollars) given to the party by donors to cover medical bills and other personal expenses.

He said that in December he called a 78-year-old assistant at 3 a.m. to ask for help because he had been locked in an apartment by malicious people who were demanding money for his release. A sum of 6,500 pounds ($8,100) was paid personally by Menzies' office manager, which was repaid using donor money, the newspaper said.

Menzies, who has represented the seat of Fylde in the north-west of England since 2010, told The Times: I strongly dispute the allegations made against me. I have fully complied with all reporting rules. As an investigation is ongoing, I will not comment further.

He did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press.

The Conservative whip's office said Menzies had agreed to relinquish the post of Conservative whip, pending the results of an investigation. The suspension means he will remain in Parliament as an independent lawmaker.

The case is the latest sordid allegation against conservatives, who have lost several lawmakers to ethics scandals in the past two years, including former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Among them, a lawmaker arrested watching porn in the House of Commonsanother who would have proposed to lobbying on behalf of gambling companies and a lawmaker accused of drinking strangers groped in a private club in London.

The Conservatives have been in power since 2010, but opinion polls put them far behind the opposition Labor Party, with elections due later this year.

This report is the latest sign of the slander and personal slander expected during the election. The Conservatives are accusing Labor deputy leader Angela Rayner of evading tax on the sale of a house years ago by falsely claiming it was her primary residence. Police say they are investigating. Rayner denies any wrongdoing and has not been suspended by her party.

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