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Lack of NHS dentists is ‘putting at risk Government’s levelling up agenda’ – MP

Problems accessing NHS dentistry provision are “putting at risk the Government’s levelling up agenda” a Conservative MP has warned. Scott Benton said constituents “struggling to access an NHS dentist appointment” was “undermining health inequalities ...

16 Jun 2022 at 14:09

Tories seek assurance Braverman exit not linked to softening immigration stance

A number of Conservative MPs have sought reassurance that Suella Braverman’s departure as home secretary was not linked to a softening of immigration policy. Cabinet Office minister Brendan Clarke-Smith told his party’s backbenchers in the Commons ...

20 Oct 2022 at 13:09

No 10 declines to say Truss is committed to reducing migration

Downing Street has declined to confirm that Liz Truss will stick to the Conservative Party’s manifesto pledge to reduce overall net migration. The admission is likely to heighten concerns among some Tory MPs that Suella Braverman’s departure as ...

20 Oct 2022 at 14:36

Tory MP Scott Benton filmed offering to lobby for gambling industry investors

A Tory MP has been secretly filmed offering to lobby ministers on behalf of gambling industry investors in exchange for financial reward. Scott Benton was prepared to leak market sensitive information to an investment fund and ask ...

05 Apr 2023 at 20:22

Scott Benton has Tory whip suspended after offering to lobby for gambling firm

The Conservatives have suspended MP Scott Benton pending an investigation into undercover footage of him offering to lobby ministers on behalf of gambling investors in exchange for money. He was stripped of the party whip after ...

06 Apr 2023 at 10:38

Why gambling White Paper will lead to questions over sector’s influence on MPs

The Government’s long-promised and repeatedly delayed gambling White Paper, which was included in the Conservative manifesto in 2019, has arrived. But despite Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer saying the plans will close the ...

27 Apr 2023 at 14:23

Second probe opened into MP Scott Benton by Commons sleaze watchdog

An MP who was filmed offering to lobby in exchange for money is facing a second investigation by Parliament’s standards watchdog. Scott Benton had the Tory whip suspended earlier this month after an undercover Times ...

24 Apr 2023 at 13:21

MPs not taking lobbying problems seriously, professional body says

MPs are not taking problems with lobbying seriously enough, the professional body for lobbyists has said. Despite a string of recent scandals, a report by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations said little had ...

25 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Prime Minister has lost ‘grip’ over the lobbying of his own MPs, says Starmer

Rishi Sunak has lost control of his own MPs, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said after a Tory MP was caught offering to lobby on behalf of a gambling company. Sir Keir claimed that Blackpool South MP Scott Benton ...

06 Apr 2023 at 13:50

Lobbying sting MP Scott Benton plans appeal against 35-day suspension

An MP caught in a lobbying sting has said he will appeal against a recommended 35-day suspension, as he hit out at the Commons probe into him as “anything but fair and transparent”. Blackpool South MP Scott ...

15 Dec 2023 at 17:16

MP Scott Benton ‘said there were ways to keep corporate hospitality secret’

An MP suspended from the Tory Party over lobbying allegations was caught on camera saying there are ways for elected officials to dodge their requirement to declare corporate hospitality. Scott Benton ...

06 Apr 2023 at 19:18

Recall petition opens against MP caught in lobbying sting

A recall petition that could trigger another by-election has opened against a suspended ex-Tory MP who was caught in a lobbying sting. Scott Benton, the MP for Blackpool South, was filmed by The ...

12 Mar 2024 at 11:58

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