Mr Jones was questioned about the Mark Menzies controversy
The Conservative candidate in the Blackpool South by-election has robustly denied claims he must have known about allegations against Fylde MP Mark Menzies before they became public. David Jones is chairman of the Fylde Conservatives in Mr Menzies' constituency but has rebutted claims he must have known about the allegations 'for three months'.
Mr Jones was asked if he had known about the controversy during a hustings event at Blackpool Cricket Club on Thursday, April 18 attended by seven of the nine candidates standing in the by-election in the neighbouring constituency. He said: 'The party may have known for three months, I found out last night. That is all we can talk about while an investigation is on at this time.' He added the information had been shared with him probably 'not long' before it became public.
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