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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rob Davies, Jessica Elgot and Matthew Weaver

Senior Tories call for ban on political bets by MPs after election scandal

A stack of used betting slips
One campaigner said betting on anything other than sport should be banned. Photograph: David Davies/PA

Senior Conservatives and campaigners are calling for a ban on political bets by MPs, as the Gambling Commission was urged to look into another £500 wager connected with the growing election gambling scandal.

The former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith said parties should examine the rules when parliament returns amid growing outrage over Tory candidates and aides allegedly staking money on politics. The former defence minister Tobias Ellwood also said there should be new restrictions.

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