Tory MP Scott Benton Faces Suspension Amid Lobbying Scandal

Published on December 14, 2023

Conservative MP Scott Benton faces suspension from parliament for 35 days over a “serious breach” of rules of conduct, a cross-party committee has found. The decision by the Committee on Standards, which reviews complaints in relation to breaches of the parliamentary Code of Conduct, was published on Thursday. It follows an investigation of Mr. Benton, who has been found to give the image that he was corrupt and “for sale.” Mr. Benton has been representing the Blackpool South constituency since Dec. 2019. He had the Tory whip withdrawn earlier this year and sits as an independent. In the course of the investigation, the committee found that Mr. Benton met undercover reporters from The Times at a London hotel in March....

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