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British Election Betting Scandal Grows Ahead of the Vote

The Conservative Party in the UK is withdrawing its support for two candidates. Both are being investigated for having placed bets on the date of the British election.

British Election Betting Scandal Grows Ahead of the Vote

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.

Minister: Betting Scandal as Damaging as Partygate

Scandal Continues – Campaign Chief Investigated

Suspicions that individuals close to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak bet on when the British election would be held continue to shake up British politics. Now, the campaign chief for the ruling Conservative Party has stepped down after he too is being investigated for criminal offences.

Scandal Continues – Campaign Chief Investigated