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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Danica Kirka

British Prime Minister Sunak says he's 'incredibly' angry over election date betting accusations

The Press Association

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday that anyone involved in using inside information to bet on the date of Britain’s July 4 national election should be expelled from his Conservative Party.

Sunak said on the BBC that he was “incredibly angry, incredibly angry” to learn of allegations that Conservative politicians betted on the election date, and that they “should face the full force of the law” if they were found to have broken the law.

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