Tory volunteer who scandal hit MP Mark Menzies called at 3.15am begging for ... trends now The 78-year-woman allegedly awoken at 3.15am by Mr Menzies demanding money because he had been locked up by 'bad people' is today revealed to be Katie Fieldhouse, a former Lady Mayoress of his Fylde constituency. Speaking publicly for the first time about the extraordinary saga today, Mr Menzies' former campaign manager and life-long Tory activist told MailOnline she had been 'deeply distressed' by what had happened. She said that as 'a devout Christian and a very devout Conservative' she was 'very sad' that Mr Menzies had allegedly put himself in that position. Ms Fieldhouse confirmed that she had given a full account of that night to Chief Whip Simon Hart back in January, and said she felt let down that no action had been taken against him until the allegations were made public yesterday. Speaking at her neat bungalow in Lytham St Annes, the respected local figure said Conservative voters in the upmarket seaside resort 'deserve better' from the party. The 78-year-woman allegedly awoken at 3.15am by Mr Menzies demanding money because he had been locked up by 'bad people' is today revealed to be Katie Fieldhouse (pictured) MP Mark Menzies (pictured) had the Tory whip suspended yesterday after the allegations surfaced The 78-year-old confirmed she was awoken last December by an 'angry' Mr Menzies demanding thousands of pounds from local campaign funds in order for the 'bad people' holding him hostage to release him, saying it was 'a matter of life and death'. Ms Fieldhouse said she 'didn't dispute' anything which had been reported about the saga by The Times. 'My main concern in all this is for the people of Fylde,' she said. 'It's very, very sad. 'I don't know what's going to happen now. 'I'm a Christian woman with morals and principles and I think that says everything. 'I was the one that reported his behaviour - I gave a full account to the Chief Whip when I reported it, that was on January 3. 'I didn't make a complaint, I reported my concerns.' Asked if she was 'dubious' about Grant Shapps' claim on the Today programme this morning that Mr Menzies had the whip suspended yesterday because 'further information' came to light, and not necessarily because the allegations became public, Ms Fieldhouse said: 'You've come to the same conclusion as me.' Questioned on whether the Conservative Party had treated her allegations sufficiently seriously up until yesterday, she replied: 'It was three and a half months ago – you can draw your own conclusions.' Ms Fieldhouse said she had been contacted by party officials about what happened 'a couple of times' since January but had not had any formal contact from the Conservatives. 'I'm a devout Christian and a very devout Conservative and this has distressed me deeply,' she said. A spokesperson for Chief Whip Simon Hart (pictured) said Mr Menzies has agreed to give up the Tory whip pending an investigation 'I live in a beautiful place and it deserves better. 'My concern in all of this is this constituency. 'I said my piece in January and what's happened since is nothing to do with me.' Asked if she thought there should now be a police investigation into her allegations, Ms Fieldhouse said she did not want to have 'any further involvement' in the 'distressing' affair. In a statement to The Times, Menzies said: 'I strongly dispute the allegations put to me. I have fully complied with all the rules for declarations. As there is an investigation ongoing I will not be commenting further.' A Conservative Party spokesman said: 'The Conservative Party is investigating allegations made regarding a Member of Parliament. This process is rightfully confidential. The party takes all allegations seriously and will always investigate any matters put to them.' Mark Menzies pictured with Micky and Minnie Mouse at the St Anne's Carnival in his local Lancashire constituency last year Shirley Green (left) bailed out Mark Menzies (centre). They are pictured with councillor Karen Harrison at St Annes Charity Carnival in July last year It comes after MailOnline revealed the woman who bailed out Mr Menzies with £5,500 from her personal bank account after he had desperately called Ms Fieldhouse. Shirley Green is a Conservative Mayoress in Menzies’ Lancashire constituency who apparently found herself awoken early the following morning by Ms Fieldhouse who was concerned after her early hours call from Mr Menzies. Ms Fieldhouse was calling Mrs Green because she herself had just been rung hours earlier by their local MP apparently in great distress about what might happen to him if he didn’t come up with the money immediately. Mrs Green, 57, the MP’s office manager, then paid out £6,500 from her personal savings to ‘bad men’ said to be holding Mr Menzies hostage, and was apparently later reimbursed from Conservative Party funds raised from donors. The scandal is now being investigated by Conservative Party bosses, along with some £14,000 given by donors for Tory campaign activities which was previously transferred to Mr Menzies’s personal bank account and used for his private medical expenses, according to The Times. Tory party chiefs are said to have been aware of the allegations of potential fraud for more than three months. The shamed MP was also previously accused of paying for sex from a male escort in 2014, getting a friend's dog drunk in 2017, and drunkenly 'kicking chairs and poking people' at a Last Night of the Proms concert as recently as last August. All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility