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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tristan Kirk

Ex-Tory campaign boss and wife plead guilty over general election bets

Married couple Lee and Saunders were both under investigation by betting watchdog - (Supplied)

The Conservative Party’s former director of campaigning and his Parliamentary candidate wife have admitted cheating at gambling on the date of the 2024 general election.

Anthony Lee, 49, admitted two charges of cheating as he appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday.

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