the times reported that mr menzies is accused of receiving £14,000 from tory donors, which was used for private medical expenses and to pay off what he described as "bad people" who had locked him in a flat. the conservative party has completed its investigation and says it can't conclude that there has been a misuse of conservative party funds. mr menzies has strongly denied the claims. let's get more from our political correspondent, iain watson, who's in the newsroom. could she remind us of some of could she remind us of some of the could she remind us of some of the allegations first? it enters could she remind us of some of the alleaations first? . , . . allegations first? it was a rather bizarre story- — allegations first? it was a rather bizarre story. it _ allegations first? it was a rather bizarre story. it first _ allegations first? it was a rather bizarre story. it first appeared i allegations first? it was a rather| bizarre story. it first appeared in the times newspaper, but they said that a local official in the conservative party and mr menzies and's constituency, he represents an area of lancashire, that she had got area of lancashire, that she had got a call from him at the 315 in the morning back in december, asking for £5,000 which apparently he needed come a matter of life and death, he said, to be released from a flat where he had been locked by some bad people. apparently this demand had