In a statement, Lancashire Police said: 'We can confirm that we have now received a letter detailing concerns around this matter and we are in the process of reviewing the available information in more detail.' Mr Menzies has denied the allegations against him.
Police say they are reviewing 'information' about former Conservative MP Mark Menzies after Labour asked for an investigation into claims he misused party funds. Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds wrote to Lancashire Police asking for an inquiry after The Times reported he had made a late-night phone call to an aide asking for funds to pay off 'bad people'. Mr Menzies told the paper he contests the allegations against him.
Read more:Activist who reported Menzies disappointed by party responseAll the Tory MPs suspended since Rishi Sunak became PM Mel Stride, the government's work and pensions secretary, told Sky News this morning the matter was being 'thoroughly investigated'. 'Conservative HQ is looking now very closely into the circumstances around the various reports that have been made, and the whip has been removed from Mark Menzies in the meantime,' he added.
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