Mark Menzies: Tory MP suspended over claims of paying off 'bad people'

A CONSERVATIVE MP has been suspended by the party amid allegations he misused campaign funds to pay off"bad people"., is alleged to have used thousands of pounds given by donors to fund medical expenses and to have made a late-night call to a 78-year-old aide asking for help because he had been locked up by “bad people” demanding money for his release.

The MP, who is one of Rishi Sunak’s trade envoys, is also said to have called his 78-year-old former campaign manager at 3.15am one day in December, claiming he was locked in a flat and needed £5000 as a matter of “life and death”. He was sick at one point and several people at the address demanded £5000, claiming it was for cleaning up and other expenses.

In 2020 he allegedly sought £3000 to cover medical bills, but he did not repay the money and instead asked for and received a further £4000, The Times reported.

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