LONDON, June 21 — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday he was “incredibly angry” after more Conservative Party figures were put under investigation over alleged bets...
Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak takes part in a four-party leadership BBC Question Time Election Special in York, northern England, on June 20, 2024. — AFP picLONDON, June 21 — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday he was “incredibly angry” after more Conservative Party figures were put under investigation over alleged bets placed on the UK general election date.
Last week, another would-be MP, Craig Williams, who was a Sunak ministerial aide, was also being probed for staking £100 on the date before it was called.London police said Wednesday that one of the prime minister’s police security detail had been arrested for allegedly placing a bet on the date. The regulator did not name individuals but the BBC reported that Lee and his election candidate wife Laura Saunders were under investigation.
Labour’s campaign co-ordinator Pat McFadden wrote to Sunak arguing the claims showed “a pattern of behaviour” by the Tories focused on making “a quick profit”. But at Thursday’s debate, Sunak insisted it was “right” that the probes were conducted “thoroughly” and “confidentially” before anyone is sanctioned.Sunak announced the date of the election on May 22, in a rain-soaked statement outside Downing Street, taking his own party by surprise as he still had six months to call a vote.
Two polls published on Wednesday predicted a record win for Labour, eclipsing even the landslide victory for Labour’s Tony Blair in 1997.
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