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Ex-Conservative MP Scott Benton faces 35 day suspension over lobbying sting

An MP who was filmed offering to lobby for individuals posing as gambling industry executives faces a 35 day suspension. Scott Benton, who was elected as the MP for Blackpool South at the 2019 election, was found to have committed a “very serious” breach of parliamentary rules.  Parliament’s standards committee said the former Conservative MP,… Read more »

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Rishi Sunak: I am passionate, not tetchy

The prime minister has denied he is “tetchy” in a recent interview, saying of the criticism: “I don’t understand that”.   The criticism emerged in the wake of his diplomatic spat with the Greek prime minister over the Elgin Marbles, which saw Rishi Sunak call off a meeting at the eleventh hour over his Greek… Read more »