tell us a little bit more about scott benton _ wants.re about scott benton and - wants. tell us a little bit more about scott benton and the i wants. tell us a little bit more l about scott benton and the area wants. tell us a little bit more - about scott benton and the area he represents, is it a marginal seat, is it a key seat in terms of the so—called red wall? is it a key seat in terms of the so-called red wall?— is it a key seat in terms of the so-called red wall? exactly, is the ke seat so-called red wall? exactly, is the key seat of — so-called red wall? exactly, is the key seat of blackpool _ so-called red wall? exactly, is the key seat of blackpool south - so-called red wall? exactly, is the key seat of blackpool south and i so-called red wall? exactly, is the key seat of blackpool south and is j key seat of blackpool south and is part of the red wall, a series of seats that had traditionally typically voted labour and in 2019 switch to the conservatives as part of the conservatives' pledge at that point to get brexit done. so

we remember scott benton one night with a majority ofjust over 3000 and the reports, as you say, are serious breach of the parliamentary rules and it recommends a 35 day suspension. what happens next is mps will have to prove that, just a recommendation but if they do approve that, he could be recalled as an mp and that would trigger a by—election which obviously is not what the prime minister rishi sunak once in the build—up to a general election at some point next year. —— not what rishi sunak wants. some point next year. -- not what rishi sunak wants.— some point next year. -- not what rishi sunak wants. they will decide whether to uphold _ rishi sunak wants. they will decide whether to uphold the _ rishi sunak wants. they will decide - whether to uphold the recommendation patel is a bit more about scott benton and the area he represents. is it a marginal seat or a key seat in terms of the so—called red wall as they describe it? this in terms of the so-called red wall as they describe it?— as they describe it? this is a key seat in blackpool _ as they describe it? this is a key se

earlier this year, scott benton _ the background to it.scott benton held a - the background to it. earlier this i year, scott benton held a meeting with what he thought was a company investing in the gambling industry investing in the gambling industry in the uk. in fact, the company was fake and part of a sting operation by reporters from the times newspaper. but in the meeting, mr benton offered to provide access to confidential government documents in return for payment from the company. he offered to table parliamentary questions on behalf of the company and arrange half dill face—to—face meetings on behalf of the company. mr benton said within an hour of the meeting he realised what he agreed to do would breach parliamentary rules are made no further contact with the company and said he had also exaggerated his own influence and denied he had broken any rules. today, mps on the standards committee said he had caused significant damage to the integrity and reputation of the house of commons. they said in fact it was a very serious brea

scott benton was found dodgy.ton was found to committed a very serious to have committed a very serious breach of parliamentary rules after a marks after remarks he made to undercover reporters, he was filmed offering to lobby ministers and leak confidential information to fake gambling company, and the committee said he was clearly motivated by the desire for financial gain . and desire for financial gain. and this feels to me now like a death by a thousand cuts, another by—election. i have lost count of how many by elections we have had recently. there'll be no need for a general election next year because by the time we get there, we've had just enough by elections to know what the country want, right? >> yeah. a point. mean, >> yeah. a good point. i mean, and for balance, have and just for balance, i have to say does look, well, say he does not look, well, dodgy. um, but that's a subjective opinion. it's a subjective opinion. it's a subjective opinion. it's a subjective opinion. so paul is lying. he again? lyi

committee on standards is recommending scott benton be suspended for 35 days from the commons followingr the blackpool south mp was filmed offering to leak confidence information to gambling industry chiefs. mr benton was secretly being filmed by reporters for the times , who by reporters for the times, who offered him between 2000 and £4000 for two days work. the parliamentary committee has been looking into allegations that his actions caused significant damage to the reputation of the house. the prime minister prepares to double down for the next stage of the rwanda bill, as tory mps remain in decisive rishi sunak emergency legislation . an won a vote in legislation. an won a vote in the commons only after 38 tory mps abstained and some mps call for the bill to be tightened, asking to deny asylum seekers individual appeals. asking to deny asylum seekers individual appeals . but the individual appeals. but the government says it must remain within international law and assured concerned peers. rwanda will not take deportees who have no legal recourse to strasbourg. you can get more on

scott benton was found dodgy.ton was found to committed a very serious to have committed a very serious breach of parliamentary rules after a marks after remarks he made to undercover reporters, he was filmed offering to lobby ministers and leak confidential information to fake gambling company, and the committee said he was clearly motivated by the desire for financial gain . and desire for financial gain. and this feels to me now like a death by a thousand cuts, another by—election. i have lost count of how many by elections we have had recently. there'll be no need for a general election next year because by the time we get there, we've had just enough by elections to know what the country want, right? >> yeah. a point. mean, >> yeah. a good point. i mean, and for balance, have and just for balance, i have to say does look, well, say he does not look, well, dodgy. um, but that's a subjective opinion. it's a subjective opinion. it's a subjective opinion. it's a subjective opinion. so paul is lying. he again? lyi

the - committee said this was an extremely serious breach of the mp rules earlier this year, scott bentonpany in the gambling industry. it wasn't actually, it was fake, and it was part of a sting operation by the times newspaper. he was offering setting up face—to—face meetings with ministers and return to payment. he offered to provide access to confidential government documents, to lobby ministers. mr benton said that within an hour, he realised what he had offered would breach rules. he denies breaching actually any rules and said he had no further contact with that fake company. the mp5 and standards committee said it was a very serious breach of the rules. they said he had caused significant damage to the reputation and integrity of the house of commons and recommended a 35 day suspension. what that means is mps will now have to vote to approve that recommendation, but if that goes ahead, which we expect, then as you say, that could trigger a by—election for the government. mr benton has been suspended by the conservative party. he's sitting as an independent. but that is a key seat

conservative mp for blackpool south scott benton, it's been recommended that he is suspended from thelobbying scandal. we will have more on that when we get it throughout the morning. moving on to the eu summit we were mentioning in our headlines. as mentioned, the european council is meeting in brussels today at a summit to discuss key decisions regarding ukraine — increasing providing more funding and starting formal talks on the joining the bloc. the move comes as the european union leaders' agree to release more than 10 billions euros' worth of funding to hungary — which had previously been frozen over concerns about the rule of law in the country. prime minister, viktor orban, had been threatening to block the eu's plans to help ukraine. live now the bbc�*s europe reporter sofia bettiza who's in brussels. bring us up—to—date with what's happening in this meeting? goad happening in this meeting? good morninu. happening in this meeting? good morning- we _ happening in this meeting? good morning. we are _ happening in this meeting? (emt. morning. we are expecting a bit of diplomatic

. for former tory mp scott benton.uding getting to the bottom of that show achingly low deportation figure. >> after we get to the headlines with sophia i >> -- >> thank 5mm >> thank you tom. it's 2:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . the bank of england newsroom. the bank of england has held the interest rate at 5.25% for the third time in a row, amid signs of potential economic challenges as it comes as a monetary policy committee have previously raised the interest rate for 14 consecutive meetings until it reached a 15 year high of 5.25% at parliament's treasury committee last month. the bank's governor said the threat of uk inflation is being underestimated, but the prime minister says progress has been made. >> i've made a bunch of decisions and is making sure that we don't borrow too much money, making sure that we're responsible with the public finances we can get finances so that we can get inflation down. it doesn't happen by accident. you happen by accident. and, you know, contrast is quite know, the

it comes as the committee on standards recommended scott benton be suspended for 35 days from the commons a lobbying scandal. the blackpool south mp was filmed offering to leak confidential information to gambling industry chiefs. mr benton was secretly being filmed by reporters for the times, who offered him between 2000 and £4000 for two days of work . the £4000 for two days of work. the mp says he didn't breach any rules . the funeral for the rules. the funeral for the former minister, baroness kinnock, is taking place as the family of the mep and wife of ex—labour leader lord kinnock, says she was a proud democratic socialist who campaigned for justice against poverty. she was diagnosed with alzheimer's in 2017. sir keir starmer described her as a true fighter for the labour party. he was seen arriving at the funeral earlier, followed by gordon brown, tony blair and sadiq khan. followed by gordon brown, tony blair and sadiq khan . this is blair and sadiq khan. this is gbillionews across the uk on tv , gbillionews across the uk on tv, in your car, on your digital radio and on your smar

it does, and has, quite it does, and it has, quite frankly, in the shape of scott benton, as far as icharleton, as far as i can maybe somebody needs to can see. maybe somebody needs to make counterargument, make the counterargument, i don't that seems quite don't know, but that seems quite clear obviously not clear to me. obviously he's not here and he here to defend himself, and he would say i'm not would absolutely say i'm not a shallow yes, i would argue that given we've and given given what we've seen and given that he probably that investigation, he probably isn't to public isn't that committed to public service. a great shame, service. and it's a great shame, um, of blackpool. um, for the people of blackpool. and you said, it's the and like you said, it's the first time i think they've picked to represent them picked a tory to represent them in constituency, in that particular constituency, if even in that particular constituency, if ever, very long if not ever, for a very long time. of course, that is time. and of course, that is thatis time. and of course, that is that is mann

the head of a trade association finds says the findings against mp scott benton show the need for a form of the lobbying system in parliament. it comes as the committee on standards recommends ended, that scott benton be suspended for 35 days from the commons following a lobbying scandal. the blackpool south mp was secretly filmed by reporters from the times, offering to leak confidential information to gambling industry chiefs who had offered him between 2 and £4000 for just two days work. the mp forjust two days work. the mp says he didn't breach any rules as and today the funeral for the former minister, baroness kinnock , has been taking place. kinnock, has been taking place. the family of the mep and wife of ex—labour leader lord kinnock says she was a proud democratic socialist who campaigned for justice and against poverty all her life . she had been diagnosed her life. she had been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease in 2017. sir keir starmer described her as a true fighter for the labour party. he was seen arriving at the ceremony earlier and he was joined by gordon brown, tony b

the head of a trade association finds says the findings against mp scott benton show the need for a form of the lobbying system in parliament. it comes as the committee on standards recommends ended, that scott benton be suspended for 35 days from the commons following a lobbying scandal. the blackpool south mp was secretly filmed by reporters from the times, offering to leak confidential information to gambling industry chiefs who had offered him between 2 and £4000 for just two days work. the mp forjust two days work. the mp says he didn't breach any rules as and today the funeral for the former minister, baroness kinnock , has been taking place. kinnock, has been taking place. the family of the mep and wife of ex—labour leader lord kinnock says she was a proud democratic socialist who campaigned for justice and against poverty all her life . she had been diagnosed her life. she had been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease in 2017. sir keir starmer described her as a true fighter for the labour party. he was seen arriving at the ceremony earlier and he was joined by gordon brown, tony b

mps from the uk's committee on standards have recommended that the member for blackpool south, scott bentonobbying scandal. if the house of commons agrees with the recommendation, it will trigger a recall petition, which could lead to a by—election in his constituency. the father, step—mother and uncle of ten—year—old sara sharif — who died at her home in woking in august — have pleaded not guilty to her murder. urfan sharif, beinash batool and faisal malik appeared at the old bailey by video link. they also pleaded not guilty to a second charge of causing or allowing the death of a child. the welsh government minister for the economy — vaughan gething — has become the first to declare his candidacy to lead welsh labour and become the next first minister of wales. mr gething said on social media, that he had "strong support from right across the party". mark drakeford announced he was quitting as welsh labour leader on wednesday. european union leaders have been meeting in brussels. it's a summit dominated by divisions between hungary and the rest of the bloc over ukraine. high on the agend

the commons standards committee has recommended the mp scott benton should be suspended for 35 days.ring to lobby ministers on behalf of the gambling industry. if mps approve the suspension it could lead to a by election in his blackpool south constituency. two men and a woman have been found guilty of murdering a 14—year—old schoolgirl in west dunbartonshire 27 years ago. caroline glachan�*s body was found in the river leven in august 1996. police say they were able to make the convictions after opening a reinvestigation in 2019. from the high court in glasgow, catriona renton reports. caroline glachan was just 1a years old when her body was found in the river leven. her mother, margaret, has waited for more than 27 years forjustice for her only child. it will not bring her back but at least we know who is responsible is serving time for it because for the past 25 years they have lived their life and they have had their christmases and their birthdays. and my caroline was in the ground, so this is a great day. it was a saturday night when caroline left her home in bonhill in west du

now the head of trade association, says the findings against the mp scott benton show the need for reforme lobbying system in parliament. it comes as the committee on standards recommended scott benton be suspended for 35 days from the commons following a lobbying scandal. the blackpool south mp was secretly filmed by reporters offering to leak confidential information to gambling industry chiefs , who offered him between chiefs, who offered him between 2 and £4000 for two days work. the mp says he didn't breach any rules . and finally the funeral rules. and finally the funeral for the former minister, baroness kinnock , took place baroness kinnock, took place today. the family of the mep and wife of the ex—labour leader , wife of the ex—labour leader, lord kinnock, says she was a proud, democratic, socially who campaigned for justice and against poverty. all her life. she'd been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease in 2017. sir keir starmer described her as a true fighter for the labour party. he was seen arriving at the ceremony earlier on and he was joined by gordon brown , tony was join

now the head of trade association, says the findings against the mp scott benton show the need for reforme lobbying system in parliament. it comes as the committee on standards recommended scott benton be suspended for 35 days from the commons following a lobbying scandal. the blackpool south mp was secretly filmed by reporters offering to leak confidential information to gambling industry chiefs , who offered him between chiefs, who offered him between 2 and £4000 for two days work. the mp says he didn't breach any rules . and finally the funeral rules. and finally the funeral for the former minister, baroness kinnock , took place baroness kinnock, took place today. the family of the mep and wife of the ex—labour leader , wife of the ex—labour leader, lord kinnock, says she was a proud, democratic, socially who campaigned for justice and against poverty. all her life. she'd been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease in 2017. sir keir starmer described her as a true fighter for the labour party. he was seen arriving at the ceremony earlier on and he was joined by gordon brown , tony was join

mps from the committee on standards have recommended that the member for blackpool south, scott bentoner being caught in a lobbying scandal. if the house of commons agrees with the recommendation it will trigger a recall petition which could lead to a by—election in his constituency. the father, stepmother and uncle of ten—year—old sara sharif have pleaded guilty to her murder. urfan sharif, beinash batool and faisal malik appeared at the old bailey by video link. urfan sharif, beinash batool and faisal malik appeared at the old bailey by video link. he said on social media that he had strong support from right across the party. mark drakeford announced he was quitting as welsh labour leader on wednesday. you are life with bbc news. that is get more on the war in ukraine. high on the agenda is a huge package of financial and military support, and the opening of formal entry talks with kyiv. but hungary has threatened to veto both. president zelensky is making an unannounced visit to germany. he addressed the council remotely earlier in the day and he warned that now was not the time fo

it has been recommended that mp scott benton should be suspended for 35 days after being caught in andation, it will trigger a recall petition, which could lead to a by—election in his constituency. police are searching for a mother of three who disappeared from norwich almost a week ago have released cctv of her last known movements. 55—year—old gaynor lord did not return home after work. norfolk constabulary also said it was "linking in" with police in lancashire because of similarities with the nicola bulley investigation. a nurse who was found guilty of ill—treating patients by drugging them to "keep them quiet and compliant" will be sentenced at preston crown court today. 54—year—old catherine hudson gave unprescribed sedatives to two patients at blackpool victoria hospital between february 2017 and november 2018. you're live with bbc news. israel has continued its bombing of the gaza strip in the lead—up to a visit on thursday by the us national security advisor, jake sullivan. this is the aftermath of a strike in rafah in the south of the gaza strip. the hamas—run health minis

mps from the uk's committee on standards have recommended the member for blackpool south scott bentonght in a lobbying scandal. if the house of commons agrees with the recommendation, it will triggera recommendation, it will trigger a recall recommendation, it will triggera recall petition which could lead to a by—election in his constituency. the father, stepmother and uncle of ten—year—old sara sharif who died at her home in woking and august have pleaded not guilty to her murder. they appeared at the old bailey by video link and also pitted not guilty to a second charge of causing or allowing the death of a child. the wealth minister has declared his candidacy to lead welsh labour and become the next first minister of wales. he has had on social media that he had strong support from right across the party. mark drakeford announced on wednesday he was quitting as welsh labour leader. you are life with bbc news. we return to remain story because president biden's national advisor jake sullivan is meeting with netanyahu in tel aviv as is really forces continue their offensive against

it has been recommended that scott benton should be suspended for the commons for 35 days after beinga recall recommendation, it will triggera recall petition which could lead to a by—election in his constituency. police searching for a mother—of—three who disappeared from norwich almost a week ago have released cctv of her last known movements. 55—year—old gaynor lord did not return home after work. norfolk constabulary also said it was "linking in" with police in lancashire because of similarities with the nicola bulley investigation. patients needing emergency and urgent care are facing long waits for ambulances and in a&e in england according to latest nhs england figures. nearly one third of patients waited longer than the target time of four hours in a&e last month. and response times for category two emergency calls exceeded 38 minutes on average in november. your live with bbc news. european union leaders are meeting in brussels, at a summit dominated ljy in brussels, at a summit dominated by divisions between hungary and the rest of the bloc over ukraine that are high on the

. we're just parked scott benton.ust leave him as a as a footprint in on the sands of time. but look, this is yet again an image of mps as being greedy, venal, toerags the again an image of mps as being gree> you had been >> well, if you had been offered, you might have said y

just beforebenton, independent mp for scott benton, independent mp for blackpool south, has joined usn. scott so you voted in the rwanda vote last night for the bill. were you in any doubt and why did you support the prime minister in this? >> i was hugely conflicted, richard. ahead of the vote, to tell you the truth, i was in a plethora of meetings with those so—called five conservative families. we heard a range of different views from colleagues about why the bill is difficult, point about how it doesn't get us to where we want to be. but to be fair to the prime minister it takes us one step further to the goal. both you and i want to see, which is stopping the boats. so the bill isn't perfect , but in fact it's far from that. but voting it down at the first hurdle when we weren't guaranteed anything else and scotland is obviously there's lots more hurdles . lots more hurdles. >> so we've got a slide here which shows how much more it's got to go. hopefully this will come up on screen in terms of the steps required in the house of commons. there you've got it's got committee stage r

just beforebenton, independent mp for scott benton, independent mp for blackpool south, has joined usn. scott so you voted in the rwanda vote last night for the bill. were you in any doubt and why did you support the prime minister in this? >> i was hugely conflicted, richard. ahead of the vote, to tell you the truth, i was in a plethora of meetings with those so—called five conservative families. we heard a range of different views from colleagues about why the bill is difficult, point about how it doesn't get us to where we want to be. but to be fair to the prime minister it takes us one step further to the goal. both you and i want to see, which is stopping the boats. so the bill isn't perfect , but in fact it's far from that. but voting it down at the first hurdle when we weren't guaranteed anything else and scotland is obviously there's lots more hurdles . lots more hurdles. >> so we've got a slide here which shows how much more it's got to go. hopefully this will come up on screen in terms of the steps required in the house of commons. there you've got it's got committee stage r

this comes as the parliamentary standards committee rules that scott benton should face a 35 day suspension saying he revealed suspension, saying he revealed to undercover reporters that he was corrupt and for sale . and was corrupt and for sale. and the search for gaynor. >> lord continues as norwich police have released final cctv footage of the missing mother. our national reporter theo chikomba is live in norwich . chikomba is live in norwich. >> we'll have the latest from here in norwich at wensum park, where the 55 year old mother of three, gaynor lord, was last seen in this area a week today. police say there's a high probability that she may not have found the water and investigations are continuing doing here in norfolk as they look to find what it might have happened to gaynor. lord last week , 16 british men have become week, 16 british men have become the first in the world to test a new male contraceptive . new male contraceptive. >> scientists say the drug could transform how partners share responsibility for birth control . well let's talk more about this. >> joining us now,

scott benton. thank you for your time.ent mp for blackpool south. so likely to support the bill remain regardless of what the star chamber lawyers have said . but of course more said. but of course more meetings and more meetings at 6 pm. so it's going to be really fascinating if the bill passes at all, by what degree it passes , which can of >> we've got this merry go round of prime ministers and of chancellors of the exchequer, huge instable party in the government. we seem to be back to that position now with the latest conservative prime minister's authority shredded once again and it really is time to give the british people their say rather than having a government in office where frankly its only purpose is trying to secure its own survival really isn't in the interests of the country . i interests of the country. i think it is for the british people to have their say as soon as possible. and that, frankly, is what the prime minister should be doing rather than just continuing in this way, causing damage to the coun

andrew this is relation to the blackpool is in relation to the blackpool south mp, scott benton.after being caught in 35 days after being caught in a lobbying scandal. this is according committee according to the committee on standards. doesn't standards. actually doesn't say which he's tory, which party he is. he's tory, he's tory. he's a tory. >> it's another tory. so if it was week suspension, it'd be was six week suspension, it'd be they'd certainly they'd be almost certainly a trigger by—election so we could end by—election. end up with a by—election. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i suspect he'll say just >> but i suspect he'll say just shy of it. okay so yes, another crisis for rishi sunak. >> pre—christmas the pm. >> yeah i think, um, forget all your troubles. >> great british >> enter our great british giveaway competition. great pfizes giveaway competition. great prizes to be won. uh, may able assistant here will model them for you. >> tell you about an iphone, shopping vouchers and ten grand in cash. in good hard cash. >> here's all the details of how you can enter. >> it's the g

well rishi sunak has potentially faced with another by—election headache after blackpool mp scott benton allegedly, the red wall mp has been recommended for 35 day suspension by parliament. a sting operation from the times reportedly showed benton offering to lobby ministers on behalf of the gambling industry and leak a confidential policy document for up to £4,000 a month. well recently the tories lost big majorities in tamworth and mid bedfordshire and benton seats in blackpool, south was won by just a 3700 votes majority . so good luck holding majority. so good luck holding on to that one. tories but do the conservatives need to rip the conservatives need to rip the plaster off and get this show the road? so tonight i'm show on the road? so tonight i'm asking, should we just have a general election now? let me know thoughts email know your thoughts. email gb views news. com you can views at gb news. com you can tweet me at gb news while you're there, go and take in our there, go and take part in our poll. you the results poll. i'll bring you the results very, well, to very, very short

well rishi sunak has potentially faced with another by—election headache after blackpool mp scott benton allegedly, the red wall mp has been recommended for 35 day suspension by parliament. a sting operation from the times reportedly showed benton offering to lobby ministers on behalf of the gambling industry and leak a confidential policy document for up to £4,000 a month. well recently the tories lost big majorities in tamworth and mid bedfordshire and benton seats in blackpool, south was won by just a 3700 votes majority . so good luck holding majority. so good luck holding on to that one. tories but do the conservatives need to rip the conservatives need to rip the plaster off and get this show the road? so tonight i'm show on the road? so tonight i'm asking, should we just have a general election now? let me know thoughts email know your thoughts. email gb views news. com you can views at gb news. com you can tweet me at gb news while you're there, go and take in our there, go and take part in our poll. you the results poll. i'll bring you the results very, well, to very, very short

watch will be blackpool south, if that if if triggers if, if that triggers a by—election, if the scott bentons been suspended from the commons, if that vote goes through the commons and then and he is then there's a trigger and he is there has to be a by—election where reform might really make an interesting difference . an interesting difference. >> and we'll see whether the polling and the reality match up, because they haven't in by elections so far. blackpool south will be the one to watch for me. >> well, die hard tories would say you know, ukip got say that, you know, ukip got 4 million votes in 2015 and one seat and they're accusation is if you're going to vote reform, you're going hand starmer the you're going to hand starmer the keys to number 10. but i still speak to a of reform voters speak to a lot of reform voters and reform fans who say i don't care. it's principle. they're and reform fans who say i don't care. it' my inciple. they're and reform fans who say i don't care. it' my incip because �*e and reform fans who say i don't care. it' my incip because they've getting my vote