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Scott Benton has whip suspended after lobbying questions arise

A Conservative MP who offered to lobby ministers on behalf of the gambling industry has had the party whip suspended. Scott Benton also offered to leak a confidential policy document for up to £4,000 a month and said he could table parliamentary written questions. Benton, the MP for ‘red wall’ seat Blackpool South, was caught by… Read more »