Scott Benton Suspended as Conservative MP After Offering to Lobby for Gambling Firm

Scott Benton Suspended as Conservative MP After Offering to Lobby for Gambling Firm
Undated handout photo of Scott Benton MP. UK Parliament via PA Media
Alexander Zhang
Updated:

Britain’s ruling Conservative Party has suspended Scott Benton MP after he told undercover reporters that he was prepared to work as a paid lobbyist for a gambling company in breach of parliamentary rules.

A spokesperson for Tory Chief Whip Simon Hart said on Wednesday evening: “Following his self-referral to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards earlier this evening, Scott Benton has had the Conservative Party whip suspended whilst an investigation is ongoing.”