Mark Menzies: Who is the Tory MP who has been suspended? Scottish roots, education, political history

Mark Menzies, the suspended Tory MP, grew up in Ardrossan on the Ayrshire coast

MP Mark Menzies has lost the Conservative whip while the party investigates claims he misused campaign funds.

The 52-year-old is alleged to have used thousands of pounds given by donors to fund medical expenses and to have made a late-night call to a 78-year-old aide asking for help because he had been locked up by “bad people” demanding money for his release.