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

[changingman]

The volume of byelections means we might have a Labour majority before the next election.

Absolutely zero party discipline within the Conservatives, probably due to the fact it's about 17 different parties.

 

[Laughing]

He's a bent'n alright.

You sound like my mam.

 

[Billy69_uk]

its always the ones you least expect

 

[BlindBoyGrunt]

You sound like my mam.

Do you want to go to bed without any supper?

 

[Laughing]

Do you want to go to bed without any supper?

Now you sound nothing like my mam. She would just clump me.

 

[TeessideCleveland]

Committee said an aggravating feature was him providing an 'incomplete and incorrect ' picture of what had happened

Rishi Sunak faces prospect of by-election as MP Scott Benton recommended for 35-day suspension

Scott Benton was caught in a sting by The Times suggesting he would be willing to break parliamentary lobbying rules in exchange for money.

news.sky.com

 

[NZBoro1]

It really does remind me of the early nineties, cash for questions etc.

It’s seems to be the way that all right wing/conservative governments come to a sticky end

 

[Dham]

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.

Not quite. The lousy Tories of the 90s would resign when they were caught out. This lot have no such scruples.

 

[TeessideCleveland]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1735260044105535519

 

[kuepper]

wonder which faction he's in...

 

[LessoftheLip]

BBC News - Scott Benton: Lobbying sting MP plans to appeal against suspension

Scott Benton: Lobbying sting MP plans to appeal against suspension

Scott Benton says an inquiry which found he breached standards rules was not fair or transparent.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[LessoftheLip]

And loses appeal.

https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2024/february-2024/independent-expert-panel-dismisses-appeal-by-scott-benton-mp/

 

[BoroMart]

will this lead to yet another by election with his suspension upheld?

 

[ThePrisoner]

will this lead to yet another by election with his suspension upheld?

Looks nailed on. His majority is only about 3k so collecting 10% of voter signatures to trigger an election should be a doddle and he (or whichever tory candidate stands) will then lose very heavily to Labour.

 

[Laughing]

We might not need an election at the current rate of failing tory seats.

 

[SmallTown]

We might not need an election at the current rate of failing tory seats.

It's like having a GE in instalments isn't it?

You'd think stopping 300 people being caught for either fraud or sexual assault wouldn't be difficult but the Tories are struggling

 

[Ziggy]

“When Rishi took over, we where on the edge of a cliff, now we’ve taken a step forward”

 

[Redwurzel]

Good news

I have taken odds of over 7/1 on the Tories losing 100 to 150 seats at the next election.

The 100 seat loss is almost completely nailed on..............however .....

I am now very concerned they will lose more than 150 seats - I need more by-election losses to get their starting position down.

 

[Laughing]

Good news

I have taken odds of over 7/1 on the Tories losing 100 to 150 seats at the next election.

The 100 seat loss is almost completely nailed on..............however .....

I am now very concerned they will lose more than 150 seats - I need more by-election losses to get their starting position down.

I think you ahve done yer money there redwurzel. The tories should probably loose more than 150 seats.

 

[ThePrisoner]

Well at least Benton has done the honourable thing and resigned.

Oh hang on. No actually he is not resigning and instead is impugning the integrity of the standards committee. Keep digging Scott! They really can't help themselves can they?

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...08f34cc5dbd157#block-65d4a1f08f08f34cc5dbd157