Scott Benton

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MP Scott Benton faces Commons suspension over lobbying scandal (The Guardian)

Standards committee recommends 35-day suspension, which could trigger byelection in former Tory's Blackpool South seat.

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Potential by-election as ex-Tory MP Scott Benton faces Commons ban (BBC News)

If MPs approve the suspension it could lead to a by-election in his Blackpool South constituency. Mr Benton has sat as an independent MP since he had the Tory ...

U.K. Lawmaker Scott Benton Faces Parliament Suspension Over ... (TIME)

Benton is facing a suspension ban after a damning report accused him of “an extremely serious breach” of government ethics rules.

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Rishi Sunak facing fresh by-election headache as MP Scott Benton ... (The Independent)

Mr Benton has a majority of just 3,690 in his Blackpool South constituency, won in the 2019 Tory landslide. Polls show Labour would be expected to regain the ...

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Lobbying sting MP Scott Benton faces 35-day suspension (East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

The sanction could leave the Blackpool South MP facing the prospect of a by-election.

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Blackpool South MP Scott Benton facing 35 day suspension (Lancashire Telegraph)

Blackpool South MP Scott Benton should be suspended for 35 days after being caught in a lobbying scandal, the Committee on Standards has said.

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Blackpool South MP, Scott Benton, faces 35-day Commons ... (The Business Desk)

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could have another by-election forced on him after the Commons Standards Committee recommended Blackpool South Conservative MP, ...

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Scott Benton: suspended Tory MP is Brexit-supporting former ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

Former member for Blackpool South allegedly offered to lobby ministers on behalf of the gambling industry.

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Scott Benton: Former Calderdale councillor turned Blackpool MP ... (Halifax Courier)

A former Calderdale Council councillor and party group leader who is now an MP in Blackpool has been suspended from Parliament.

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