Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
Rishi Sunak has failed to deny that cabinet members are among the Tories to place bets on the date of the election.
The prime minister replied: “The first thing to say is I was incredibly angry when I learned about these allegations - the same anger that many of you will feel and everyone watching.“It’s right that they are investigated thoroughly, these are serious allegations. Right that they are being thoroughly investigated, as they are being. Independently, including a criminal investigation.
She added: “You say there are investigations ongoing, but why don’t you suspend them in the meantime because you’re burning through huge amounts of political capital on this, aren’t you?”But the PM said: “These are really serious matters, they’re being investigated by multiple authorities, including law enforcement, including a criminal investigation.
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