{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/92a301e1-443b-435f-b4e2-2e2dd1e37fc5/662123ffaf71a40013400cfc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Tory MP, The 3am Call And The Drunk Dog","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tory-mp-mark-menzies-under-investigation-campaign-funds-bhksggpwl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Menzies MP is being investigated by the Conservative party</a> following claims he misused campaign funds, making a late-night call to a 78-year-old aide because he had been locked up by \"bad people\".</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Fylde MP, who has lost the Tory whip, denies the claims.</p><p><br></p><p>Matt discusses the remarkable details with Billy Kenber, the Times journalist who broke the story, Conservative MP John Hayes, and Times columnists Matthew Parris and Manveen Rana.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Times Radio"}