Mark Menzies will not be standing at the next general election.has announced he will not be standing at the next general election and has resigned from the Conservative Party.lost the Tory whip over the allegationsIn a statement, Menzies said: “It has been an enormous privilege representing the people of Fylde since 2010, but due to the pressures on myself and my elderly mother, I have decided to resign from the Conservative Party and will not stand at the forthcoming general election.
The total sum then climbed to £6,500, and was settled by the MP’s office manager from her personal bank account.In a statement to The Times released last week, Menzies said: “I strongly dispute the allegations put to me. I have fully complied with all the rules for declarations.A Conservative Party spokesperson confirmed on Sunday that its investigation had concluded there was not a misuse of party funds.
Yet, the spokesperson added: “We do believe that there has been a pattern of behaviour that falls below the standards expected of MPs and individuals looking after donations to local campaign funds which lie outside the direct jurisdiction of the Conservative Party. Over the last week, the Conservative Party had been criticised for supposedly being aware of the allegations against Menzies for three months but not taking any direct action., the Labour Party wrote to Lancashire Police last week calling for an investigation into allegations of fraud and misconduct around Menzies.