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
ten years ago, he quit as a ministerial aide after allegations he paid a male escort allegations he denied. he was also reportedly quizzed a few years later by police over claims he got a dog drunk. again, those allegations were strongly denied. mr menzies said he had been cleared by police. after the latest allegations, some local voters were less than impressed. iii local voters were less than impressed- local voters were less than imressed. ., , . impressed. if you are in a public osition impressed. if you are in a public position like impressed. if you are in a public position like that, impressed. if you are in a public position like that, then - impressed. if you are in a public position like that, then honesty| impressed. if you are in a public- position like that, then honesty and high standards and ethics should be something you take seriously. this is a messy story something you take seriously. this is a messy story of something you take seriously. this is a messy s
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are discovering that keeping promises is harder than making them. james cook, bbc news, glasgow. prince william has returned to official public duties today for the first time since his wife princess catherine revealed her cancer diagnosis four weeks ago. he visited a food charity in surrey, helping out in the kitchens and loading meals into delivery vans. our royal correspondent jonny diamond is here. thanks very much, it is back to the dayjob for prince william after a long easter break but perhaps more importantly on everybody s mind s, three went week since his wife the princess of wales made the announcement about undergoing treatment for cancer, having preventative chemotherapy, and this kind of event is meat and drink for the royalfamily, we are kind of event is meat and drink for the royal family, we are west of london, this is a place where they collect up surplus food, package it up, make sure it it shipped out to