Rishi Sunak facing another by-election as lobbying sting MP Scott Benton quits
Tory MP Scott Benton is quitting parliament almost a year after being embroiled in a lobbying sting.
The Blackpool South MP has written to Jeremy Hunt with “a heavy heart” to quit, meaning Rishi Sunak faces another tricky by-election in the seat.
His resignation comes as a in his seat was ongoing, allegedly being caught offering to lobby ministers on behalf of gambling investors in exchange for money.
