Scott Benton Loses Appeal Against Standards Committee, Suspension Upheld

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Tory MP Scott Benton will be suspended for 35 days after breaching lobbying rules, the Independent Expert Panel of the House having now upheld the Standards Committee’s recommendation. Appeal rejected, another by-election on the horizon…
In April last year Scott Benton had the whip removed after he had offered to lobby ministers in return for payments to undercover reporters.
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