The Latest Breaking News from Richard Holden

Labour pledges to fix ‘broken’ bus system

The party has committed to handing more control of routes and fares to local communities.

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Young drivers could be banned from giving friends lifts under new plans

Campaign to stop under-25s carrying passengers in the first months after passing their test to be considered next month

Chronicle Live · Apr 26, 2023

Use prisoners to help keep country’s motorways tidy, says ex-roads minister

Conservative MP Sir Mike Penning said he was informed during his time in Government that such a move would not be safe

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023

Suspended Tory MP Scott Benton ‘said there were ways to keep corporate hospitality secret’

The now suspended Scott Benton told an undercover reporter ‘companies try to be quite cute about the level of the hospitality’

Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2023

MP Scott Benton ‘said there were ways to keep corporate hospitality secret’

He reportedly laughed after telling undercover reporters there are ‘ways around’ parliamentary rules on the declaration of corporate hospitality.

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023

MPs’ corporate jollies kept secret, laughing MP recorded saying

Scott Benton said there were ‘ways around’ strict rules

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023

Prime Minister has lost ‘grip’ over the lobbying of his own MPs, says Starmer

Scott Benton showed a ‘flagrant disregard’ for the rules MPs are expected to follow, the Labour leader said.

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023

Use of barges and RAF sites to house migrants is evidence of failure – Starmer

The Government should focus on tackling the backlog of asylum claims, the Labour leader said.

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023

Tory sleaze is back, warns Keir Starmer as MP caught in lobbying undercover sting

The Labour leader hit out after Tory MP Scott Benton was caught on camera offering to make representations on behalf of people he believed to be gambling investors

Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2023

Dorset asylum seeker barge will not be like a prison, says minister

But Richard Holden also says efforts will be made to avoid people needing to leave port to access local services

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2023