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Rachael Burford

Tory MP Scott Benton faces 35-day suspension and by-election over lobbying scandal

Rishi Sunak faces another crunch by-election after it was recommended that a Tory MP caught in a "toxic" lobbying scandal be suspended.

Blackpool South MP Scott Benton should be banned from the House of Commons for 35 days, the Committee on Standards said on Thursday.

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