Tory MP Scott Benton filmed offering to break lobbying rules for money

[WeeGord]

Colour me surprised...

MP suggests he is willing to break lobbying rules for money

In a Times investigation, the Conservative MP was secretly filmed offering to lobby ministers directly, and to share market sensitive information and ask questions on behalf of businesses in parliament - though he claims he was unaware what he was being asked was in breach of the rules.

news.sky.com

 

[BoroMart]

It's just corruption on corruption on corruption

 

[h_m_boro]

You should be shocked, outraged, but on the scale of Tory corruption it's "only" dodgy lobbying for cash. So it's just another "tssskkk .......well I'll be .....".

And it shouldn't be.

 

[FabioPorkpie]

What’s most shocking about this, is that he’s prepared to do it for such little reward - £2000-£4000 per month!
If these ***** are prepared to break the rules and lobby, for such relatively little cash - how far would they go for real big bucks?!

 

[Jedi boro]

When the fun stops…. Etc

 

[ThePrisoner]

So he was prepared to leak a white paper to a betting (fictitious) company? is that right? If so the police should be getting involved not just parliamentary committees or other corrupt tory MPs.

The tory party is corrupt from top to bottom. Hound these motherfeckers back into the gutter where they crawled from.

 

[Smogonsea]

He was unaware what he was being asked to do was against the rules? Like Boris didn’t know having a party was against the covid rules which he set?

So if anyone wants to break the law, just say you didn’t know it was against the rules and all is forgiven.

 

[NZBoro1]

Its very reminiscent of the demise of the last time the tories fell apart in the late nineties.

Cash for questions etc. Its what happens to most govts unfortunately, power corrupts, well, you know the rest.

 

[BoroMart]

What’s most shocking about this, is that he’s prepared to do it for such little reward - £2000-£4000 per month!
If these ***** are prepared to break the rules and lobby, for such relatively little cash - how far would they go for real big bucks?!

Sell our secrets to the Russians probably

 

[Piccadilly Day Tripper]

 

[MolteniArcore]

Benton is a right crank. He annoys the hell out of me when he does the media rounds. I hope this ends him.

 

[LessoftheLip]

Blackpool MP Scott Benton faces Commons suspension over lobbying scandal

Committee on standards’ recommendation of 35-day suspension could trigger byelection

www.theguardian.com

 

[Redwurzel]

Makes us look like a banana republic - poor greed when MPs on £85k/year plus generous expenses want an extra £48k for asking questions.

The same MPs who vote the freeze the £80/week jobseekers allowance.

What an unequal world we live in.

 

[ThePrisoner]

To be fair the clue was in his name all along.

There are two types of tory: those whose corruption is known publicly; those whose corruption is yet to be known publicly.
All are vermin.

 

[JonnyHistory]

Another scumbag caught, just another 300 to go.

 

[mercury_redstone7]

Not unusual really is it, its corruption and its the norm for a Tory. They're almost as bad as their voters.

 

[1finny]

Its all crackers
I've just read - he is he is being punished in relation to lobbying.
But not because he directly broke rules banning MPs from engaging in paid lobbying

The report concludes..... his conduct would cause significant damage to the reputation and integrity of the HOC

Errrrr - that horse bolted years ago

 

[BlindBoyGrunt]

He's a bent'n alright.

 

[LessoftheLip]

https://x.com/ElectionMapsUK/status/1735257224086180256?s=20

 

[SmallTown]

On the plus side he was caught being corrupt, not caught committing a sexual offence, so he's one of the better Tories.

Is it just me are, instead of a general election, we are jsut going to by-election them into oblivion? The level of crime in that party is astonishing at the moment