Rishi Sunak faces fresh byelection as former Tory MP suspended

Blackpool South's Scott Benton had suggested to undercover reporters he would be willing to break lobbying rules for money

Rishi Sunak is braced for another byelection after former the Tory MP Scott Benton was suspended from the Commons for 35 days over his role in a lobbying sting.

MPs approved the suspension of the Blackpool South MP on Tuesday evening without the need for a vote.