Mark Menzies quits the Conservatives and will stand down at the election

Former Tory MP Mark Menzies quits amid claims he misused party funds. MP for Fylde announces he will not stand at next general election. Former MP will not be allowed to stand again at the next election in May. Menzie will not face a direct challenge to the Tory majority of the vote in 2015.

Mark Menzies MP quits the Tories and will stand down at the election. 52-year-old said it had been a'very difficult week' following claims he used political donations to pay off 'bad people' who had locked him in a flat. He said it was a 'difficult week'

Menzies pinned his resignation on 'the pressures on myself and my elderly mother', and asked for privacy in a statement today. Menzied pinned his resignations on 'pressure' on himself and'my elderly mother' and 'elderly mother' in statement. MP has asked for 'privacy' in the privacy of his family.

Mark Menzies has quit the Tories and will stand down at the next election. He has been suspended over allegations about use of campaign funds. The MP has been accused of using campaign funds to raise money for his election campaign. He is due to stand down after being suspended from the Tory party.

Lancashire Police says it is reviewing "information" about Mr Menzies. Labour has asked for an investigation into the MP's alleged misuse of campaign funds. Lancashir MP accused of misusing campaign funds quits Tory Party and won't stand at next election.

Fylde MP Mark Menzies will leave Parliament at the next election. He has quit his party membership and quit his membership of the Conservative Party. The MP will be leaving Parliament at next election and will be in Parliament again in 2015. He will be the first MP to quit the party in more than a decade.

Fylde MP is alleged to have called 78-year-old former campaign manager at 3:15am. Claimed he was locked in a flat and needed £5,000 as a matter of 'life and death' Menzies could face Commons probe over claims he gave funds to 'bad people'

Mark Menzies lost the whip after allegedly using donations to cover medical expenses and pay off 'bad people' who locked him in a flat and demanded thousands of pounds for his release. The Fylde MP was warned his claims 'constituted fraud' and lost his whip.

Lancashire police are reviewing available information after claims that Menzies used political donations to pay off 'bad people' Ex-Tory MP accused of using donations to 'pay off bad people' and 'pay-offs' in political donations. Police are investigating claims that he used donations to fund his political career.

Police to review claims Tory MP Mark Menzies'misused party funds' The Fylde MP has been suspended from the party whip and dropped as one of the PM's trade envoys. Labour has also pressed for a criminal probe by writing to police to investigate.

Police to review Tory MP’s alleged misuse of funds after Labour complaint. Mark Menzies denied accusations of using £14,000 of supporter donations on private medical bills. Tory MP accused of using the money to pay for medical bills on his private medical expenses.

Mark Menzies accused of using donations to pay off 'bad people' who locked him in a flat. MP for Fylde in Lancashire disputed the allegations but was suspended from the party. He has now quit the Conservative Party and says he won't stand at next election.

Tories 'have not called in police' over claims about MP Mark Menzies. Rishi Sunak struggling to quell another sleaze row after extraordinary allegations surfaced about the MP yesterday. Menzie MP is accused of having a'sexual relationship' with a woman who has been married for more than a decade.

Mr Menzies, MP for Fylde in Lancashire, denies the allegations against him. It is reported he rang a former staff member at 3.15am to ask for thousands of pounds to pay "bad people" Whistleblower told there was no 'duty' to report it.

Police'reviewing information' about ex-Tory MP Mark Menzies after alleged misuse of funds. Lancashire Police say they have received a letter detailing concerns about the matter. Ex-MP has denied the allegations against him but police say they are reviewing the matter further.

Police'reviewing information' about Tory MP Mark Menzies after alleged misuse of funds. Lancashire Police say they have received a letter detailing concerns about the matter. Mr Menzie has denied the allegations against him in a letter to police. Police said they are in the process of reviewing the available information in more detail.

Mark Menzies strongly disputes claims he asked a party activist for £5,000 to pay "bad people" Police are reviewing allegations against suspended Tory MP. Menzie: Police are investigating allegations he asked activist for money to pay 'bad people' He denies allegations and says he has been suspended from the Commons.

Katie Fieldhouse, 78, tells Sky News it is for the Fylde MP's "conscience" and party to decide if he should resign. She says it's for the MP's conscience to decide whether to resign from the Commons. Fyde MP's 'conscience' and party should decide if Menzies should resign, she says.

Keir Starmer says police should investigate Mark Menzies allegations. Tory MP alleged to have misused campaign funds to pay off 'bad people' Labour leader says police'should be involved' after allegations. Menzie accused of misusing funds to 'pay off bad people'

Labour calls for police probe into claims MP Mark Menzies misused campaign funds. Fylde MP alleged to have used donor funds to cover medical expenses and pay off ‘bad people’ holding him hostage. MP is alleged to be using funds to pay off 'bad people' holding him 'hostile'

Shirley Green paid out £6,500 from own savings to bail out Mark Menzies. Mayoress paid out from her personal savings to 'bad men' said to be holding Mr Menzie hostage. Shirley Green is a Conservative Mayorss in Menzied' Lancashire constituency.

Mark Menzies has agreed to give up the Tory whip over allegations he misused donor cash. The MP has been accused of handing over cash to 'bad people' and 'drunk dog' He has said it was a'matter of 'life or death' for the MP.

Mark Menzies: Tories investigate MP after 'bad people' cash claims. Tories investigate Tory MP after cash claims made against him. The Week offers the latest Speed Read,/speed-reads, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at The Week.

Mark Menzies stripped of Tory whip over claims about party funds. He is said to have made a 3am call to a 78-year-old party volunteer in December. He claimed to have been locked up by 'bad people' and was locked up at 3am.

A decade ago Mark Menzies quit as a ministerial aide following allegations made by a Brazilian male escort. A decade later he was suspended from the Commons after a series of bizarre allegations. Menzie quit as ministerial aide after allegations were made by an escort. He has since been suspended from Parliament over the allegations.

Mark Menzies said to have made a 3am call to a 78-year-old party volunteer in December claiming to have been locked up by 'bad people' MP is stripped of Tory whip amid claims he made the call to the volunteer in a row in December.

Mark Menzies loses Tory whip as party investigates claims he misused funds. Fylde MP alleged to have used campaign funds to pay off 'bad people' and cover medical expenses. MP accused of using funds to cover 'bad' people and'medical expenses'

Grant Shapps said sleaze accusations are not specific to one particular political party. Menzies lost whip while Tories investigate claims he misused campaign funds. Shapps: 'Tories not the party of sleaze, but sleaze is not a party of any particular party'

Mark Menzies alleged to have used thousands of pounds given by donors to fund medical expenses. MP loses whip over allegations he misused funds to pay 'bad people' Tory MP accused of misusing funds to fund'medical expenses' Menzie loses whip after allegations he used donations to pay bad people.

MP was also accused of getting his friend's dog drunk and paying for sex from a male escort. MP was previously accused of drunkenly 'kicking the chairs and poking people' at a concert. MP also previously claimed to have paid for sex with male escort and drunkenly got drunk at concert.

Sir Keir Starmer says police'should be involved' in allegations about Mark Menzies. Labour leader says there are 'a lot of unanswered questions' in relation to allegations about the Tory MP. He said police should be involved in the investigation into allegations he misused funds.

Mark Menzies, who represents the seat of Fylde, said he strongly disputed the allegations. He said: 'I strongly dispute the allegations. I strongly disagree with the allegations' MP is accused of misusing funds from his constituency. He is currently serving a seven-year term as an MP for the Fyde County Council. He has been accused of using the funds to fund his election campaign.