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    Rishi Sunak facing fresh by-election headache as ex-Tory MP recommended for suspension over lobbying sting

    by Archie Mitchell Dec 14, 2023 3 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Rishi Sunak is set for a fresh by-election headache as a former Tory MP faces a 35-day suspension from the Commons.

    Scott Benton had the Tory whip suspended after a sting exposed him offering to lobby for gambling industry investors.

    Mr Benton was prepared to leak market-sensitive information to an investment fund and ask parliamentary questions on its behalf, in breach of parliamentary lobbying rules, an undercover investigation for The Times found.

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