UK Conservative lawmaker suspended over allegations of misusing funds

Britain's governing Conservative Party has suspended one of its lawmakers while he is investigated over allegations that he misused campaign funds, a spokesperson for the Conservatives' head of party discipline said on Thursday. The Times newspaper reported that Mark Menzies had allegedly asked his former campaign manager for thousands of pounds to pay "bad people" who he said had detained him overnight in a flat and then used campaign funds to reimburse her. The newspaper said the Conservative Party had been made aware of the allegations in January.