And a further £14,000 was spent on private medical bills. He strongly disputes the claims, according to the times. The Conservative Party was made aware of the allegations three months ago. It says its investigating. 0ur Political Correspondent nick eardley reports the honesty needs to start now. The lack of clarity needs to stop. This was mark menzies last week in a local campaign video. When this was filmed, he was still a conservative mp. But last night he was suspended from the party. It came after allegations in a newspaper that he used funds from donors to pay thousands to so called bad people who had apparently locked him in a flat. The bbc has checked details of some of the allegations printed in the times this morning that mr menzies called a 78 year old local activist in the middle of the night, asking for money. It is claimed he said he was being detained against his will, that he needed money as a matter of life or death. The £6,500 was provided by a local activist, the m
Months ago and says it is investigating. Our Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. Honesty needs to start now. The lack of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies. Of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies, this of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies, this was of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies, this was him of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies, this was him last i of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies, this was him last week urging transparency about the impact locally of a wind farm being built offshore. The allegation about his own behaviour, first reported by the times newspaper, is that last december at three oclock in the morning he called his former Campaign Manager and said bad people had locked him in a flat, adding that he needed £5,000 as a matter of life or death. It is claimed Campaign Donations were later used to cover the payment, and also that he has received £14,000 to cover medical bills. The bbc has not been able to speak to him for a comment but in a
i ve created this bond. i ve actually educated a horse from a chair. this is brilliant. how can i do more? and that s what i wanted, to drive him and do everything else. and he changed my life. majestic by name, majestic by nature. but whilst he s undeniably beautiful and cheeky, faye feels he s not best suited to indoor carriage driving. for that, she needs frankie. with the help of her friend nat and a specially adapted carriage, faye is hoisted into her seat. all the adaptations have enabled frankie and faye to qualify for this weekend s national indoor carriage driving championships as the only wheelchair user. i never thought when i had my accident that i d ever do anything with my life again. to go out and qualify for something like this, itjust gives me a whole new sense of freedom. go, go, go, go, go! i m just happy again.
it can t take this passion. i m going to find a way to get back. enter majestic a horse she bred and brought on as a foal. go on, back. i ve created this bond. i ve actually educated a horse from a chair. this is brilliant. how can i do more? and that s what i wanted to drive him and do everything else and he changed my life. majestic by name, majestic by nature. but whilst he s undeniably beautiful and cheeky, faye feels he s not best suited to indoor carriage driving. for that, she needs frankie. with the help of her friend nat and a specially adapted carriage, faye is hoisted into her seat. all the adaptations have enabled frankie and faye to qualify for this weekend s national indoor carriage driving championships as the only wheelchair user. i never thought when i had my accident that i d ever do anything with my life again. to go out into a competitive world
faye o hara will become the only person in a wheelchair to compete in the event tomorrow. natalie pirks has been to meet her. i felt my life were over and i ve wanted to die a few times and since he s come along, he s just give me everything back. this is a story of perseverance, passion, and a very special bond. you just want food, don t you? from the age of five, horses were faye o hara s life. but a car accident at 15 years old changed everything. we hit head on with another car. i severed my spinal cord and i were critical for about six weeks. i was in a coma for three and i was calling my family up all the time to say, this is it. we re turning machines off. eight months i was in hospital altogether. now paralysed from the chest down, with only the use of her left arm, for seven years after her accident, she shunned anything to do with horses. but eventually she realised they gave her purpose. this accident has taken my legs.