FILE - The Union flag flaps in the wind outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Britain?s governing Conservative Party said Thursday, April 18, 2024, it has suspended a lawmaker who is alleged to have used campaign funds for personal medical expenses and to pay off someone who was threatening him. The case is the latest allegation of sleaze to hit the Conservatives, who have lost several lawmakers to ethics scandals in the past two years ? including former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)