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Reuters reports:
Britain’s Conservative Party said on Tuesday it had withdrawn support from two parliamentary candidates who are being investigated over alleged bets placed on the timing of next month’s national election.
The escalating scandal, a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the run up to a July 4 vote his Conservatives are forecast to lose, has also embroiled the party’s campaign director and a London police officer.
British bookmakers allow bets on politics, and the timing of an election is a popular bet. But placing bets with insider knowledge is a crime. Sunak, who took most lawmakers and voters by surprise when he announced the election date, has said he was “incredibly angry” to hear about the allegations.
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The Tories have finally pulled support for their two candidates over the Tory betting scandal.
Henry Zeffman: “Craig Williams & Laura Saunders are no longer Tory candidates at the general election.” pic.twitter.com/4AgRqjTPUc
— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) June 25, 2024
Last night Gillian Keegan wasn’t able to say on #Newsnight if she would campaign for Laura Saunders or Craig Williams over alleged illegal betting
Today the Tory Party says it ‘can no longer support them’ 👇 https://t.co/0B89gk8jxq
— Victoria Derbyshire (@vicderbyshire) June 25, 2024
BREAKING: The Conservative Party has said that they “no longer support” Craig Williams or Laura Saunders who are the two prospective MPs who have been implicated in the general election betting scandal https://t.co/VP1THwvGa8
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