Change Mark Menzies (Conservative —> Independent)

The dataset was updated to show a change of party affiliation for Mark Menzies (Fylde). Mark Menzies was [suspended from the Conservative Party over alleged misuse of campaign funds](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68841840) on 18 April 2024.
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@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ Margot James,Stourbridge,Conservative,2010-05-06,2010-05-06,2019-09-04,,The Inde
 Margot James,Stourbridge,Independent,2010-05-06,2019-09-04,2019-10-29,,The Independent,2016-02-20,http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/gay-mps-the-photograph-that-shows-westminsters-attitude-towards-lgbt-politicians-is-changing-a6886771.html,4115,https://members.parliament.uk/member/4115,"Margot James had the Conservative party whip removed from her in September 2019, and now sits as an independent MP",UK Parliament,https://members.parliament.uk/member/4115/portrait,Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0),https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 Margot James,Stourbridge,Conservative,2010-05-06,2019-10-29,2019-11-06,,The Independent,2016-02-20,http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/gay-mps-the-photograph-that-shows-westminsters-attitude-towards-lgbt-politicians-is-changing-a6886771.html,4115,https://members.parliament.uk/member/4115,"Margot James had the Conservative party whip restored in October 2019, and now sits as a Conservative MP",UK Parliament,https://members.parliament.uk/member/4115/portrait,Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0),https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 Mark Fletcher,Bolsover,Conservative,2019-12-13,2019-12-13,present,,Pink News,2019-12-13,https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/10/general-election-next-parliament-prominent-lgbt-voices/,4774,https://members.parliament.uk/member/4774,,UK Parliament,https://members.parliament.uk/member/4774/portrait,Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0),https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
-Mark Menzies,Fylde,Conservative,2010-05-06,2010-05-06,present,,Pink News,2017-06-05,http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/06/05/uk-set-to-break-record-for-highest-number-of-lgbtq-mps-after-general-election/,3998,https://members.parliament.uk/member/3998,,UK Parliament,https://members.parliament.uk/member/3998/portrait,Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0),https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
+Mark Menzies,Fylde,Conservative,2010-05-06,2010-05-06,2024-04-18,,Pink News,2017-06-05,http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/06/05/uk-set-to-break-record-for-highest-number-of-lgbtq-mps-after-general-election/,3998,https://members.parliament.uk/member/3998,,UK Parliament,https://members.parliament.uk/member/3998/portrait,Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0),https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
+Mark Menzies,Fylde,Independent,2010-05-06,2024-04-18,present,,Pink News,2017-06-05,http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/06/05/uk-set-to-break-record-for-highest-number-of-lgbtq-mps-after-general-election/,3998,https://members.parliament.uk/member/3998,,UK Parliament,https://members.parliament.uk/member/3998/portrait,Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0),https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 Mark Oaten,Winchester,Liberal Democrat,1997-05-01,1997-05-01,1997-10-06,Gay,Pink News,2019-04-01,https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/01/14/mark-oaten-gay-liberal-democrat/,63,https://members.parliament.uk/member/63/career,,,,,
 Martin Docherty-Hughes,Dunbartonshire West,Scottish National,2015-05-08,2015-05-08,present,,The Independent,2016-02-20,http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/gay-mps-the-photograph-that-shows-westminsters-attitude-towards-lgbt-politicians-is-changing-a6886771.html,4374,https://members.parliament.uk/member/4374,,UK Parliament,https://members.parliament.uk/member/4374/portrait,Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0),https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 Mhairi Black,Paisley and Renfrewshire,Scottish National,2015-05-08,2015-05-08,present,,Attitude,2016-03-17,https://attitude.co.uk/article/as-a-gay-woman-im-a-westminster-outsider-the-snps-mhairi-black-speaks-to-owen-jones/10073/,4421,https://members.parliament.uk/member/4421,,UK Parliament,https://members.parliament.uk/member/4421/portrait,Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0),https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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+## 18 April 2024
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+The dataset was updated to show a change of party affiliation for Mark Menzies (Fylde). Mark Menzies was [suspended from the Conservative Party over alleged misuse of campaign funds](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68841840) on 18 April 2024.
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 ## 12 April 2024
 
 The dataset was updated to indicate that Scott Benton (Independent, Blackpool South) resigned as an MP on 25 March 2024.
 
 ## 9 April 2024
 
-The dataset was updated to show a change in party affilition for William Wragg (Hazel Grove). William Wragg [resigned the Conservative Party whip](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68773702) on 9 April 2024.
+The dataset was updated to show a change in party affilitaion for William Wragg (Hazel Grove). William Wragg [resigned the Conservative Party whip](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68773702) on 9 April 2024.
 
 ## 29 February 2024