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Minister: Betting Scandal as Damaging as Partygate

That individuals close to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are suspected of having bet on the British election is a scandal comparable to "partygate" – the parties during the coronavirus pandemic whose aftermath brought down Boris Johnson. This is the opinion of the country's Planning and Communities Minister Michael Gove.

» Updated: 16 July 2024, 16:11

» Published: 23 June 2024

Minister: Betting Scandal as Damaging as Partygate
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That individuals close to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are suspected of having placed bets on the British election is a scandal comparable to "partygate" – the parties during the coronavirus pandemic whose aftermath brought down Boris Johnson.

This is the view of the country's Planning and Communities Minister Michael Gove.

It appears as though there is one law for them and another for us. This is the potentially most damaging aspect of this, says Gove in an interview with The Times published on Saturday and continues:

It was damaging at the time of partygate and it is damaging now.

Boris Johnson left the Prime Minister's post in 2022 after ministers and high-ranking officials jumped ship in protest against him.

In the ongoing betting scandal, several individuals – including the Conservative Party's former campaign chief, a parliamentary candidate, and one of Sunak's bodyguards – are suspected of having, via betting sites, placed bets on the date of the election.

Prime Minister Sunak announced in May that the election would take place on 4 July. It is illegal to make bets using insider information.

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