Scott Benton faces Commons suspension over lobbying to give Tories potential byelection headache - UK politics live

Commons standards committee recommends 35-day suspension for Scott Benton, who had Conservative whip suspended in April Scott Benton was investigated for breaching Commons rules on the basis of comments he made to undercover reporters working for the Times who were posing as working for an investment fund looking to hire an MP able to help in relation to gambling policy. The complaint was investigated by Daniel Greenberg, the parliamentary commissioner for standards, and here is an extract from ...