Today at her neat bungalow in genteel Lytham St Annes, the lifelong Tory activist said she did not want to talk about the incident, which she is understood to have found 'deeply distressing'.
The 78-year-woman allegedly awoken at 3.15am by Mr Menzies demanding money because he had been locked up by 'bad people' is today revealed to be Katie Fieldhouse, a former Lady Mayoress of his Fylde constituency.
Speaking at her neat bungalow in Lytham St Annes, the respected local figure said Conservative voters in the upmarket seaside resort 'deserve better' from the party. 'I was the one that reported his behaviour - I gave a full account to the Chief Whip when I reported it, that was on January 3.Asked if she was 'dubious' about Grant Shapps' claim on the Today programme this morning that Mr Menzies had the whip suspended yesterday because 'further information' came to light, and not necessarily because the allegations became public, Ms Fieldhouse said: 'You've come to the same conclusion as me.
A Conservative Party spokesman said: 'The Conservative Party is investigating allegations made regarding a Member of Parliament. This process is rightfully confidential. The party takes all allegations seriously and will always investigate any matters put to them.' Shirley Green is a Conservative Mayoress in Menzies’ Lancashire constituency who apparently found herself awoken early the following morning by Ms Fieldhouse who was concerned after her early hours call from Mr Menzies.
Mrs Green, who is currently Mayor of genteel St Anne’s on the Sea, down the coast from Blackpool, and her term will come to an end next month. The shamed MP was also previously accused of paying for sex from a male escort in 2014, getting a friend's dog drunk in 2017, and drunkenly 'kicking chairs and poking people' at a Last Night of the Proms concert as recently as last August.
He quickly took up a position as parliamentary private secretary but his political career was left in tatters when he became embroiled in a sex-for-money scandal. Three years later, the shamed MP was quizzed by cops after being accused of deliberately getting a friend's dog drunk and then starting a fight with them when challenged.
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