The Times reported that the backbench MP for Flyde in Lancashire had paid political donations to pay for medical bills and to settle debts with “bad people” who had locked him in an apartment and demanded thousands of pounds to get him out. As a result, the MP lost his position as the Conservative whip.
The Conservative Party has stated that it is investigating the reports and takes them seriously, but Mr. Menzies denies them.
During a tour to Teesside, the Labour leader told reporters, “There are obviously a lot of unanswered questions in relation to these allegations.” Why did the Conservative Party seem to take so long, to start with?
In particular, I’d like to know why it seems the Conservative Party took so long to take action and if they have reported this to the police, who I believe ought to be involved.”
Two weeks before the local elections, he said, there is a “degree of frustration” that “yet again we’re talking about misbehavior by Tory MPs.”
