Mark Menzies
British politician (born 1971)
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- Mark Andrew Menzies (born 18 May 1971) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Fylde in Lancashire from 2010 to 2024.
- Menzies resigned as PPS to Alan Duncan, Minister of State for International Development, in March 2014 following allegations in the Sunday Mirror that Menzies had paid a Brazilian male escort for sex and tried to obtain the illegal drug mephedrone.
- In April 2024 he resigned the Conservative Party whip in Parliament whilst claims of misuse of party funds, reported by The Times , were investigated.
- On 21 April he resigned from the Conservative Party and announced he would stand down as an MP at the 2024 general election.
- With his mother working shifts at the local Nobel Division of ICI factory to support them, he attended a local primary school before entering private education, using the Assisted Places Scheme, at an independent secondary school, the Keil School in Dumbarton.
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WikipediaMark Andrew Menzies (born 18 May 1971) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Fylde in Lancashire from 2010 to 2024. As a member of the Conservative Party, he was the parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to Charles Hendry, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, before both were removed in the 2012 British cabinet reshuffle.
Menzies resigned as PPS to Alan Duncan, Minister of State for International Development, in March 2014 following allegations in the Sunday Mirror that Menzies had paid a Brazilian male escort for sex and tried to obtain the illegal drug mephedrone. Menzies said a number of the claims were "untrue".
In April 2024 he resigned the Conservative Party whip in Parliament whilst claims of misuse of party funds, reported by The Times, were investigated. Menzies denied the allegations and said he complied with all the rules about funding declarations. On 21 April he resigned from the Conservative Party and announced he would stand down as an MP at the 2024 general election.
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