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Police reviewing allegations against suspended Tory MP accused of pay-off to ‘bad people’

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Police say they are “reviewing” a plea to investigate claims against Conservative MP Mark Menzies, who is accused of misusing party campaign funds.

Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds has written to Mr Menzies’s local force, Lancashire Police, calling on them to look into allegations that he used political donations to cover medical expenses and pay off “bad people” who had locked him in a flat, demanding thousands of pounds for his release.

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