Gambling

Rishi Sunak declines to rule out a minister is involved…

Posted by June 21, 2024

Jonathan Ashworth, Labour’s shadow paymaster general, jumped on Mr Sunak’s refusal to rule out that a Cabinet minister coul

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UK PM Sunak ‘incredibly angry’ over allegations of illegal bets…

Posted by June 21, 2024

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was angry to learn of allegations that Conservative politicians bet on the U.K.'s election date, and that anyone who

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Clacton kids’ charity bosses jailed for using donations to gamble

Posted by June 21, 2024

Two leaders of a charity which was set up to support terminally ill and disabled children have been jailed after stealing money to fund gambling and pay househo

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Tories ‘held in contempt’ by voters as pressure mounts over…

Posted by June 21, 2024

Sir Keir Starmer has accused Rishi Sunak of “total lack of leadership” after the prime minister failed to deny cabinet ministers are among senior Tories who

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Election betting claims put focus on who knew what and…

Posted by June 21, 2024

The revelations we have reported in the last few days about (at least) four people being looked into by the Gambling Commission over alleged bets relating to th

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General Election 2024: Cheating and the misuse of inside information…

Posted by June 21, 2024

Professor Kate Bedford explains what the law says about cheating and the misuse of inside information in gambling.Published yesterday•4 min readUnder the 2005

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Those who break gambling rules should be ‘kicked out’ of…

Posted by June 21, 2024

Any Tory figures found to have broken gambling rules should be “kicked out” of the party, a Cabinet minister said as he argued against suspensions while the

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What is the gambling scandal that Rishi Sunak’s party is…

Posted by June 21, 2024

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party is facing a major scandal just weeks before the 4 July national election. The controversy centres on allega

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This betting scandal has exposed the rotten heart of our…

Posted by June 21, 2024

In the chaotic years running up to the 1997 general election, it was almost possible to feel sorry for John Major, who could ha

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Tory Welsh Secretary puts ‘on record’ that he did not…

Posted by June 21, 2024

The Conservative Welsh secretary has "put on record" that he did not place a bet on the date of the general election as Rishi Sunak continues to f

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UK general election live: Sunak ‘incredibly angry’ over betting scandal

Posted by June 21, 2024

Gove labels insider election betting 'reprehensible' as second Tory candidate investigatedSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straig

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UK general election live: If Tories broke gambling rules they…

Posted by June 21, 2024

If Tories broke gambling rules they ‘should face full force of the law’ says SunakGood morning and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the run-up t

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