MP Scott Benton faces Commons suspension over lobbying scandal
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Standards committee recommends 35-day suspension, which could trigger byelection in former Tory's Blackpool South seat
An MP caught in a lobbying sting should be suspended for 35 days, the Commons standards watchdog has recommended.
The Blackpool South MP, Scott Benton, was caught offering to lobby ministers and table parliamentary questions on behalf of gambling investors.
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