A Tory MP has had the whip suspended after allegedly offering to leak a policy document and lobby ministers on behalf of fake gambling industry investors who proposed offering him thousands of pounds.
Scott Benton - the MP for Blackpool South since 2019 - was secretly filmed by reporters at The Times claiming to be investors during a 70-minute meeting last month.
The undercover journalists suggested a fee of £2,000-£4,000 for two days' work to Mr Benton, who boasted of his "direct" access to ministers.
