Betting on the date of elections in the United Kingdom led to a scandal

With only two weeks before the general election and amid poor poll results for the Conservative Party, which is 20 points behind its main opposition, the Labour Party, a scandal has emerged over alleged betting on when they would call new elections in the United Kingdom.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that anyone who used insider trading to bet on the national election on July 4 should be expelled from his Conservative Party.

Speaking on the BBC’s Question Time programme, Sunak said he was “incredibly angry” to hear the allegations Conservative politicians had placed their bets on the election And if they are found to have broken the law they will “face the full force of the law”.

On 22 May, Sunak announced that parliamentary elections would be held on 4 July. The date was a closely guarded secret and many people, even within Sunak’s Conservative Party, they were astonishednoting that the vote was expected in the fall.

Who are the conservatives involved in the betting scandal?

Conservative candidate Laura Saunders, who is married to Conservative Party campaign manager Tony Lee, is being investigated by the commission for alleged gambling-related offences, British media reported on Thursday.

The Conservative Party said it had been contacted by the UK Gambling Commission in relation to an investigation into a “small number of individuals”. The party declined to comment immediately. The new allegations are pending the commission’s investigation. But in a statement he said Lee was absent from the game on Wednesday.

The scam grew bigger after it surfaced on Wednesday One of Sunak’s police guards was arrested on charges of gambling The date of the election was announced even before the date of the election was announced. The Metropolitan Police said the officer was arrested on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Last week, Sunak Advisor Craig Williamswho are contesting re-election to Parliament, Admitted he is being investigated by the Gambling Commission for placing a £100 bet Before the election date is announced in July.