Latest: Tory MP Scott Benton has whip suspended after being caught offering to leak information to lobbyists
investigation saw reporters contact a number of MPs posing as the representatives of an Indian-based firm looking to invest in the UK gambling industry. Mr Benton was the only one to agree to a meeting, where he argued that they should hire him rather than a PR company because of his direct access to Government ministers.
Mr Benton also said MPs could “put parliamentary questions on the table”. Asked whether he would be able to provide the company with an advance copy of the forthcoming gambling white paper, he said: “I could guarantee you within 48 hours of publication… I would make a song and dance and making sure that that happened.”
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