Menzies also faces allegations about a call he made to an aide asking for help after being locked up by 'bad people', demanding thousands for his release.
Mark Menzies is alleged to have used £14,000 given by donors for Tory campaign activities for private medical expenses, after the funds were transferred to his personal bank accounts, according to The Times.
A spokeswoman for Chief Whip Simon Hart said Mr Menzies had “agreed to relinquish the Conservative whip, pending the outcome of an investigation”, meaning he will now sit as an Independent MP. According to a source close to Mr Menzies, the MP had met a man on an online dating website and gone to the man’s flat, before subsequently going with another man to a second address where he continued drinking.
There are other occasions where Mr Menzies is said to have used money from the campaign fund to cover his personal expenses. A Conservative Party spokesman said: “The Conservative Party is investigating allegations made regarding a Member of Parliament. This process is rightfully confidential.Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper said it was “frankly appalling” that the Conservative Party had been aware of the allegations for more than three months.
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