Sleaze, campaign funds and a 3am phonecall: Another Westminster scandal
**Since publication, Savanta revised the polling data included in this episode to show the Labour candidate on a two point lead. More information here**
A 3am call, and a Tory MP talking about a life or death situation in which he was being held captive in a flat.
Amazingly, that wasn't even the weirdest bit. As the day, and the story, unfolded, there were allegations of campaign money donated by Conservative supporters being used to pay for the MP's medical bills and more.
Mark Menzies , Fylde MP, is just - remarkably - the latest in a long line of MPs - both Tory and Labour - who have lost…
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