`` Our democracy could hardly bear another major political scandal , but here we have one : as grubby , underhand and dispiriting as last year 's expenses revelations , '' Hoskin wrote . MPs 's Labour suspends four senior MPs in cash-for-lobbying scandal . Lawmakers were secretly filmed offering to sell their government influence . Stephen Byers , Geoff Hoon , Stephen Byers , Geoff Hoon not standing in election . Politicians agreed to lobby government in exchange for thousands of pounds .
MPs 's Labour suspends four senior MPs in cash-for-lobbying scandal . Lawmakers were secretly filmed offering to sell their government influence . Stephen Byers , Geoff Hoon , Stephen Byers , Geoff Hoon not standing in election . Politicians agreed to lobby government in exchange for thousands of pounds .