offering to lobby ministers. scott benton has referred himself to parliament s standards commissioner over the sting by the times newspaper and has lost the tory whip. we spoke to the liberal democrat leader ed davy and asked him if he thinks this sort of lobbying is a problem across parliament. i don t believe there should be lobbying in the way that scott benton was doing. he actually was breaking the rules, that s why there should be an investigation, that s why the whip should be removed. anybody who breaks the rules from any party should feel the collar, they should be investigated. he says he did refer himself and actually, he hasn t broken the rules. well, from the evidence we ve seen it looks like he has broken the rules. he was offering to put questions down for money, that is against the rules. have you yourself ever accepted hospitality and gifts from the gambling industry? no. would you support a new law banning under 25
but when ever that election comes, the liberal democrats will be ready, we are the party that will end this chaos, the party that understands the challenges people are facing, we will show that we are the party that cares, the party that has a plan, the party that offers a fair deal and that is why we will win! sir ed davy there- the united nations cop27 climate conference got underway this morning in egypt with the outgoing chairman britain s alok sharma telling delegates that inaction will only defer climate catastrophe and asking, how many more wake up calls does the world actually need? . the prime minister rishi sunak is flying in today along with other world leaders for the 12 day conference. our environment editorjustin rowlatt looks now at some of the issues on the agenda.
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