Exposed: How a Tory MP offered to lobby for gambling investors
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2023
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
An exclusive undercover Times investigation has found that a Tory MP was prepared to lobby ministers and leak confidential policy documents on behalf of gambling industry investors in return for payment, despite rules banning MPs from doing so.
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| 0:00.0 | When you own a small business, busy is music to your ears. |
| 0:06.0 | Busy means you're hopefully driving lots of... |
| 0:08.0 | But what if with every American Express was busy too? |
| 0:12.0 | Helping you promote your business? |
| 0:14.0 | Or bringing in new customers who spend a little more? |
| 0:16.0 | What if they also gave your customers rewards when they spend with you? |
| 0:20.0 | Yep, you'd get even more... |
| 0:22.0 | Busy is good for business. |
| 0:24.0 | We'll with you on that. |
| 0:26.0 | Such accept amics today. |
| 0:28.0 | Enrollment acquired 18-plus agencies apply. |
| 0:30.0 | Finance doesn't need to be disrupted. |
| 0:32.0 | It needs people who see the potential for progress. |
| 0:36.0 | Like faster payments, more transparency and new ways to meet compliance. |
| 0:40.0 | So that finance can move at the speed of business. |
| 0:44.0 | This is what our blockchain solutions deliver for financial institutions, |
| 0:48.0 | Enter prizes and central banks around the world. |
| 0:52.0 | Progress is a choice. |
| 0:54.0 | And it's one you can make right now. |
| 0:56.0 | Ripple, crypto means business. |
| 1:09.0 | Over the last two weeks, |
| 1:11.0 | the question of how much an MP spare time is worth |
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