Benton was found to have breached Commons rules after he was caught by The Times offering to lobby ministers
Blackpool South MP Scott Benton has resigned from Government, he has confirmed in a statement this afternoon .
He was found to have breached Commons rules after he was caught by The Times offering to lobby ministers and table parliamentary questions on behalf of gambling investors. He appealed against both the finding and the suspension, but in a report published last week an independent panel upheld the Standards Committee’s original decision, saying there had been “no procedural flaw” in the process.
He described his four years as Blackpool South MP as the 'honour of a lifetime'. And added that he would like to give a new candidate 'the time and space needed' to run a campaign against Labour.He said: "It's been the honour of a lifetime to represent our wonderful community in Parliament over the last four years.
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