6 Apr 2023

UK: Tory MP's lobby offer, barge plan for migrants, Sturgeon's

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 6 April 2023

UK correspondent Lara Spirit joins Kathryn to talk about Tory MP Scott Benton being caught in a sting by The Times offering lobby services he could potentially provide to a fake company.

A plan to house 500 male migrants in a barge off the English coast is being criticised by refugee charities, and Peter Murrell, the husband of Scotland's former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in connection with an investigation into SNP finances.

Lara Spirit is a reporter for The Times Red Box, where she covers politics from Westminster.

Left: Bibby Stockholm barge that will house 500 migrants. Right, file photo of former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell giving evidence at a Scottish Parliamentary inquiry in 2022.

Left: Bibby Stockholm barge that will house 500 migrants. Right, file photo of former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell giving evidence at a Scottish Parliamentary inquiry in 2022. Photo: Handout, Andy Buchanan/AFP