POSSIBLE BY-ELECTION KLAXON
Scott Benton, elected as a Conservative, currently independent MP for Blackpool South, could now be subject to a recall petition. His majority over Labour at the last election was 3,690, so you’d expect Labour to pick this one up if there is a by-election.
The casino lobby has been trying since we lived in the north west fifteen years ago to get a proper foothold. There was a two or three way battle with Manchester to get the casino restrictions altered to build casinos at city of Manchester stadium and Blackpool and another site. Eventually they all got shelved. This plum duff must have known they would be sniffing around and now his career is over