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Cosy ties and £400,000 in political donations: why Labour has a gambling problem

Labour talked tough on regulation in its manifesto, but questions have been raised about how it will proceed with legislation if it comes into office

The Guardian - UK

Met indicates Tory in betting scandal could be part of criminal investigation

Craig Williams could come under scope of criminal investigation as Met looks at possible misconduct in public office

The Guardian - UK

Alister Jack should be barred from Lords over election bets, John Swinney says

ALISTER Jack should be barred from taking a seat in the House of Lords after he admitted to gambling on the date of the General Election, the First…

The National (Scotland)

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‘At least’ seven Met officers under investigation over general election bets

Met and Gambling Commission to focus on whether alleged use of confidential information constitutes cheating

The Guardian - UK

'It's not North Korea': Alex Cole-Hamilton says his bets different from Tories'

ALEX Cole-Hamilton has said his election bets were "just a bit of fun", and not comparable to those of several Conservative officials and…

The National (Scotland)

Sir Philip Davies latest Tory caught up in gambling row ‘after betting £8,000 against himself’

Conservative candidate allegedly wagered he would lose his Shipley seat in West Yorkshire at upcoming election

The Independent UK

What is the UK election betting scandal all about?

What is the scandal about, who is under investigation and what does it mean for the ruling Conservative Party?

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Met Police to investigate election betting claims to look into potential 'misconduct in public office'

The Met Police said detectives will look at a ‘small number of cases’ to assess whether alleged offending goes beyond the Gambling Act

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak clash over small boats and betting in final TV debate before polling day

Poll finds 30% of viewers thought Rishi Sunak exceeded expectations in the debate - but more people thought Sir Keir Starmer was the overall winner

Evening Standard

Met police to take bigger role in investigating election betting scandal

A number of political figures have been accused of placing suspicious bets in the lead-up to the election

The Guardian - UK

Election gambling scandal: bad culture will kill your organisation – you can bet on it

Just as people go bankrupt in two ways – gradually, then suddenly, as Ernest Hemingway famously put it – so organisations corrode morally, first bit by bit and then all in a rush. We are seeing this play out for the Conservative party in the final week of the UK’s…

The Conversation

Top Tory Mel Stride admits Labour set for 'massive majority'

Rishi Sunak’s ally says voters should back the Tories to ensure a ‘viable’ opposition

Evening Standard

David Tennant should have been more respectful when criticising Badenoch over LGBT views, says Starmer – as it happened

‘I think it’s right that we have these robust discussions, but we must do it respectfully,’ Starmer said

The Guardian - AU

Election betting: Fifth Tory investigated in growing scandal

Exclusive: Welsh politician Russell George told by Gambling Commission he is part of inquiry as Tories drop Craig Williams and Laura Saunders

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'I won £2000 betting on date of General Election', Alister Jack claims

ALISTER Jack has claimed he won more than £2000 betting on the date of the General Election ...

The Independent UK

UK's gambling watchdog says 5 more police officers allegedly placed bets on election date

London police say five more police officers allegedly placed bets on the timing of Britain’s July 4 national election

The National (Scotland)

Labour candidate suspended as General Election betting scandal grows

LABOUR has suspended a parliamentary candidate after being told the Gambling Commission has launched an investigation into him ...

The Guardian - UK

The power of Rish! All this self-inflicted damage takes a level of slapstick genius

The gambling saga might have been a three-day scandal. Instead he’d let it rumble on until he was almost on his knees

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The Guardian - UK

Campaign catchup: Tories dropped, sewage dumped, Bridgerton ruined

In today’s newsletter: The Conservatives have withdrawn their support for Craig Williams and Laura Saunders over allegations of suspicious betting on a July election – but why did it take so long?

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer blasts Sunak’s leadership over ‘failure to grasp the nettle’ on election betting scandal

Exclusive: Starmer has made the election about character and leadership with a full-blown attack on the PM’s inability to deal with the gambling scandal

The Guardian - UK

Five more officers alleged to have placed election bets, Met says

Force says Gambling Commission has passed it information alleging more police placed bets relating to date of poll

The National (Scotland)

Five more police officers accused of placing bets on General Election date

THE Metropolitan Police have been passed information from the Gambling Commission alleging that five further police officers placed bets relating to…

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak suspends candidates linked to election betting scandal

The Conservatives have dropped Craig Williams and Laura Saunders, members of the prime minister’s inner circle who were under investigation by the Gambling Commission

The Guardian - UK

Election betting: Tories drop two candidates in major U-turn

Party says it can no longer support Craig Williams and Laura Saunders – who are under investigation over alleged bets

Evening Standard

Met Police denies claims it leaked identities of Tories implicated in election betting scandal

Scotland Yard denies being source of leaks identifying those being probed for alleged election betting

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