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Daniel Keane

Parliamentary aide who made £100 election day bet apologises for 'huge error of judgement'

Rishi Sunak’s closest parliamentary aide has apologised for a “huge error of judgement” after placing an £100 bet on a July election just three days before it was called by the Prime Minister.

On Thursday Conservative candidate Craig Williams, who is being investigated over the incident, told the BBC: “I clearly made a huge error of judgement that’s for sure and I apologise."

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