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...He had offered to do paid lobbying work for a fictitious company in an episode that the Commons standards committee said had given the impression he was “corrupt and for sale”....
...Benton was filmed offering to do paid lobbying work for a fictitious company, which the Commons standards committee said had given the impression he was “corrupt and for sale”....
...Benton, who holds a narrow majority of 3,690 votes, quit parliament earlier this year after being caught in a journalist sting offering to do paid lobbying work for a fictitious gambling company....
...Benton had offered to do paid lobbying work for a fictitious company in a journalistic sting operation....
...The newspaper said Benton offered to provide them with an advance copy of a forthcoming government policy document on gambling and to pose questions in parliament on the company’s behalf....
...” and “for sale”....
...The BRC, which produces the figures with the consumer insight company NielsenIQ, said that food and non-food prices both fell month on month by 0.3 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively....
...Another is taking place on May 2 following the resignation of former Tory MP Scott Benton, who was caught in a journalist sting offering to do paid lobbying work for a fictitious gambling company....
...“Rising geopolitical tensions will also add to uncertainty and costs in supply chains,” said Dickinson....
...Some companies have also warned that crime is squeezing profits....
...BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said the fall resulted from retailers competing “fiercely to bring prices down for customers ahead of Christmas”....
...“Consumer demand was dampened by the wettest February on record, translating into a poor month of retail sales growth,” said BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson....
...Dickinson also warned of “obstacles on the road ahead”, including new border checks for EU imports, and the rise in the corporate tax rate from April, which are likely to drive up costs for the consumer....
...“Weak consumer demand led retail sales growth to slow,” said BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson....
...The slowdown was driven by “easing input costs for energy and fertiliser while retailers competed fiercely to keep prices down”, said BRC’s chief executive Helen Dickinson....
...Benton said in his statement that he had been approached by a “purported company” offering him an “expert advisory role” and that he had met two company representatives....
...for customers” will suffer the most after the chancellor prioritised tax reliefs and benefits for smaller companies....
...Banks “know every time you tap your card, they see you got the [train], and you go get your coffee, and you’re spending your money there,” points out Philip Benton, an analyst at tech research group Omdia...
...“Customers who bought dairy, margarine, fish and vegetables — all typically own-brand lines — will have found lower prices compared to last month,” said Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the BRC....
...“The festive period failed to make amends for a challenging year of sluggish retail sales growth, as weak consumer confidence continued to hold back spending,” Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British...
...About last night Sixty-five Conservative MPs voted against the government’s Rwanda legislation yesterday: that includes two, Scott Benton and Andrew Bridgen, who were elected under Tory colours but now...
...“I did this before being made aware that the company did not exist and the individuals claiming to represent it were journalists,” he said....
...Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, which represents the retail sector, said the largest chains that provided “the lion’s share of employment, investment and low-cost essentials...
...The payments company, which monitors almost half of UK credit and debit card transactions, said spending on non-essential items grew by an annual rate of 2.7 per cent in November, compared with 2 per cent...
...And next: Elliott Management is setting up a new company to invest at least $1bn to buy mining assets globally, as it seeks to take advantage of the depressed valuation of companies operating in the sector...
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