Scott Benton

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Tory MP Scott Benton has whip suspended after newspaper sting (The Guardian)

Blackpool South MP reportedly offered to lobby on behalf of gambling industry and leak confidential document.

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Scott Benton Suspended As Tory MP After Lobbying Sting (HuffPost UK)

Late on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Tory chief whip Simon Hart said: ”Following his self-referral to the parliamentary commissioner for standards earlier this ...

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Tory MP Scott Benton filmed offering to lobby for gambling industry ... (North Wales Pioneer)

MPs are barred from carrying out paid lobbying or advising on how to influence Parliament in exchange for money.

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Scott Benton has Tory whip suspended after offering to lobby for ... (Chard & Ilminster News)

An investigation will be carried out into undercover footage of him detailing how he could help a bogus investment fund.

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MP Scott Benton has Tory whip suspended after offering to lobby for ... (The Independent)

Chief Whip Simon Hart said Mr Benton was suspending pending an investigation.

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Scott Benton loses Tory whip after video of lobbying meeting ... (Financial Times)

Blackpool South MP Scott Benton on Wednesday became the latest member to be suspended from the Conservative parliamentary party after a newspaper published ...

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Scott Benton has Tory whip suspended after offering to lobby for ... (North Wales Pioneer)

An investigation will be carried out into undercover footage of him detailing how he could help a bogus investment fund.

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Scott Benton has Tory whip suspended after offering to lobby for ... (Evening Standard)

An investigation will be carried out into undercover footage of him detailing how he could help a bogus investment fund.

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Tory MP Scott Benton suspended after being filmed offering to lobby ... (Daily Mail)

He was stripped of the party whip after an undercover investigation for The Times found he was prepared to leak market sensitive information to a bogus ...

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UK MP Scott Benton loses Tory whip after gambling sting (POLITICO.eu)

Conservative Benton was offered a paid advisory role in a fake company by reporters from the Times newspaper posing as gambling industry investors.

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Minister Blasts MP Scott Benton For 'Unacceptable' Behaviour Over ... (HuffPost UK)

The Tory MP who offered to lobby ministers on behalf of gambling investors in exchange for money is guilty of “unacceptable” behaviour, a minister has said.

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