NEWS STORY : Disgraced MP Scott Benton Quits Commons and Forces By-Election
STORY
Scott Benton, the MP for Blackpool South, has resigned from the Commons and denied his constituents the opportunity to vote in a recall petition to remove him from office. Benton was caught in a sting when he offered to leak confidential material for money and also ask Parliamentary questions if he was paid to do so. The disgraced MP was suspended from the Conservative Party for misconduct and he was banned from the House of Commons for 35 days for bringing the institution into disrepute.
In his resignation statement, Benton wrote:
“It’s with a heavy heart that I have written to the Chancellor this morning to tender my resignation as your MP. I’d like to thank the hundreds of residents who have sent supportive messages, cards and letters over the last few months and who have urged me to continue and fight the next election. The support that so many local people have given to me has made it all worthwhile.”
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