The rapidly escalating gambling scandal is the latest misfortune to unfold for Mr Sunak, who is forecast to lose power on July 4 after a campaign characterised by gaffes that followed his surprise announcement of an early vote.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak 's campaign chief and his wife, Tony Lee and Laura Saunders, are being investigated for allegedly betting on the election date with insider knowledge.The campaign chief for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak 's Conservatives stepped aside two weeks before an election, the party says, after reports he and his candidate wife were being investigated for betting on the election date.
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. "We are not confirming or denying the identity of any individuals involved in this investigation," the spokesperson added.
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