Mark Menzies will leave Parliament at the next election after an internal investigation found 'a pattern of behaviour that falls below the standards expected of MPs'
Mark Menzies will leave Parliament at the next election after an internal investigation found 'a pattern of behaviour that falls below the standards expected of MPs'The Tory MP Mark Menzies has resigned from the Conservative Party and said he will leave Parliament at the next election.
A statement said: “The Conservative Party has now completed its investigation into whether there was a misuse of Conservative party funds.“The money in question that was sent to Mark Menzies MP was signed off by the two signatories of Fylde Westminster group. “However, 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.”
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