Lobbying sting MP Scott Benton faces 35-day suspension
An MP caught in a lobbying sting should be suspended for 35 days, the Commons standards watchdog has recommended.
Blackpool South MP Scott Benton was caught by the Times offering to lobby ministers and table parliamentary questions on behalf of gambling investors.
If the Commons backs the punishment, it could leave the former Tory MP – who was stripped of the whip after the allegations surfaced – facing a by-election.
The Commons Standards Committee said Mr Benton’s actions were an “extremely serious breach” of the rules.
He communicated a
