{"id":2125,"date":"2024-06-20T21:19:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T21:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/sunak-incredibly-angry-over-alleged-election-betting\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T21:19:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T21:19:37","slug":"sunak-incredibly-angry-over-alleged-election-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/sunak-incredibly-angry-over-alleged-election-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunak &#8216;incredibly angry&#8217; over alleged election betting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunak &#8216;incredibly angry&#8217; over alleged election betting<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-8589xk-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-48v5ww-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/fac5\/live\/ad287cf0-2f47-11ef-b3ff-f9790f555325.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/fac5\/live\/ad287cf0-2f47-11ef-b3ff-f9790f555325.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/fac5\/live\/ad287cf0-2f47-11ef-b3ff-f9790f555325.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/fac5\/live\/ad287cf0-2f47-11ef-b3ff-f9790f555325.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/fac5\/live\/ad287cf0-2f47-11ef-b3ff-f9790f555325.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/fac5\/live\/ad287cf0-2f47-11ef-b3ff-f9790f555325.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking during a BBC Question Time Leaders' Special in York. \" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ska3Oz.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/fac5\/live\/ad287cf0-2f47-11ef-b3ff-f9790f555325.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/fac5\/live\/ad287cf0-2f47-11ef-b3ff-f9790f555325.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/fac5\/live\/ad287cf0-2f47-11ef-b3ff-f9790f555325.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/fac5\/live\/ad287cf0-2f47-11ef-b3ff-f9790f555325.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/fac5\/live\/ad287cf0-2f47-11ef-b3ff-f9790f555325.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/fac5\/live\/ad287cf0-2f47-11ef-b3ff-f9790f555325.jpg 976w\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1151.7938808373592\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\">PA Media<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1hbb5i-BylineComponentWrapper e8mq1e90\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-qt5zqv-BylineWrapper e8mq1e917\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h3c0s8-ContributorContainer e8mq1e916\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1u2in0b-Container-ContributorDetails e8mq1e913\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-68pt20-Text-TextContributorName e8mq1e96\">Sam Francis<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e8mq1e910\">Political reporter <\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e8mq1e910\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1q14p6q-LinkWithChevronContainer e8mq1e91\">@DavidSamFrancis<span class=\"ssrcss-86zs3k-IconContainer-IconContainerChevron e8mq1e93\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" class=\"ssrcss-xi5oyi-StyledIcon e161cein1\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M21.6 14.3 5.5 31h6.4l14.6-15L11.9 1H5.5l16.1 16.7z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-jlwt2c-Divider e8mq1e915\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"metadata-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-j4gvkq-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2024-06-20T17:10:01.406Z\">20 June 2024, 18:10 BST<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1vkz65z-MetadataSnippetWrapper ek9haql0\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2024-06-20T21:03:01.269Z\">Updated 15 minutes ago<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Rishi Sunak has said he was &#8220;incredibly angry&#8221; to learn of allegations that Tory insiders were betting on the election and promised to &#8220;boot out&#8221; anyone found to have broken gambling laws.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Four people linked to the prime minister are alleged to have bet on the timing of the general election &#8211; including the Conservative Party\u2019s director of campaigning Tony Lee and a police officer in Mr Sunak&#8217;s close protection team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Two Tory election candidates &#8211; Laura Saunders and Craig Williams &#8211; have confirmed they were being looked into by the Gambling Commission <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Asked about the cases at special election edition of BBC&#8217;s Question Time, Mr Sunak said he was &#8220;incredibly angry, incredibly angry, to learn of these allegations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Speaking to the audience he said: &#8220;It&#8217;s a really serious matter &#8211; it&#8217;s right that they&#8217;re being investigated properly by the relevant law enforcement authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The integrity of that process should be respected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;But what I can tell you is if anyone is found to have broken the rules, not only should they face the full consequences of the law, I will make sure that they are booted out of the Conservative Party.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-8589xk-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-vcsx3p-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><span><\/p>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9d4f\/live\/e65e2970-2f29-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/9d4f\/live\/e65e2970-2f29-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/9d4f\/live\/e65e2970-2f29-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/9d4f\/live\/e65e2970-2f29-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/9d4f\/live\/e65e2970-2f29-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/9d4f\/live\/e65e2970-2f29-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A graphic which reads 'more on general election 2024'\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Rawtvi.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9d4f\/live\/e65e2970-2f29-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/9d4f\/live\/e65e2970-2f29-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/9d4f\/live\/e65e2970-2f29-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/9d4f\/live\/e65e2970-2f29-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/9d4f\/live\/e65e2970-2f29-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.png 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/9d4f\/live\/e65e2970-2f29-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.png 976w\" width=\"2048\" height=\"337.06666666666666\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5f7ft-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Live: Follow the latest news about the UK general election<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Poll tracker: How do parties compare?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">How to watch the BBC Question Time election special<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">SNP manifesto: Key policies analysed<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">General election 2024: All BBC stories and analysis<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In a statement release earlier via solicitors Ms Saunders, the party\u2019s candidate in Bristol North West, said she &#8220;will be co-operating with the Gambling Commission and has nothing further to add&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It is not known when the bet was placed or for how much money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The statement added: &#8220;It is inappropriate to conduct any investigation of this kind via the media, and doing so risks jeopardising the work of the Gambling Commission and the integrity of its investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The publication of the BBC&#8217;s story is premature and is a clear infringement of Ms Saunders&#8217; privacy rights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;She is considering legal action against the BBC and any other publishers who infringe her privacy rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A BBC spokesperson said: \u201cWe are confident in our journalism. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;As Laura Saunders is a candidate standing for election, it is clearly in the public interest to report allegations made against her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The betting watchdog is also looking into Mr Lee &#8211; who is Ms Saunders&#8217; husband &#8211; over an alleged bet relating to the timing of the 4 July election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Labour and the Liberal Democrats have both called on the Conservatives to suspend Ms Saunders and Craig Williams as Conservative candidates over political bets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Last week Mr Williams, who had been a parliamentary aide to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, apologised and said he had made a \u201chuge error of judgement\u201d over betting on the date of the general election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Mr Williams, the Conservative candidate for Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr, allegedly placed a \u00a3100 bet on a July election three days before Mr Sunak announced the date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Mr Sunak&#8217;s announced 4 July as the date of the general election on 22 May, taking much of Westminster by surprise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A Conservative Party spokesman told the BBC: \u201cWe have been contacted by the Gambling Commission about a small number of individuals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The party said it would not be proper to comment further until any process was finished.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">If someone uses confidential information to gain an unfair advantage when betting, this could be a criminal offence under section 42 of the Gambling Act. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">On Wednesday, it emerged that a police officer working as part of the prime minister\u2019s close protection team had been arrested following an allegation of bets on the timing of the election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The officer was initially suspended by the Metropolitan Police and then arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The individual has been bailed pending further inquiries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Met was contacted by the Gambling Commission last Friday. It informed the force that it was investigating alleged bets made by a police constable from the Met&#8217;s Royalty and Specialist Protection Command.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A spokesperson for the Gambling Commission said: \u201cThe Gambling Commission regulates gambling in the interests of consumers and the wider public. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Currently the Commission is investigating the possibility of offences concerning the date of the election. This is an ongoing investigation, and the Commission cannot provide any further details at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We are not confirming or denying the identity of any individuals involved in this investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"topic-list\" class=\"ssrcss-1qmkvfu-TopicListWrapper etw6iwl1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-smoc0a-StyledTagContainer ed0g1kj1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-50vlbt-TopicListHeaderWrapper etw6iwl0\">\n<h2 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-1hh51ad-Heading e10rt3ze0\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17ehax8-Cluster e1ihwmse1\">\n<ul role=\"list\" spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1ujonwb-ClusterItems e1ihwmse0\">\n<li>Conservative Party<\/li>\n<li>Rishi Sunak<\/li>\n<li>General election 2024 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Published at Thu, 20 Jun 2024 21:03:01 +0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunak &#8216;incredibly angry&#8217; over alleged election betting PA Media Sam Francis Political reporter @DavidSamFrancis 20 June 2024, 18:10 BST Updated 15 minutes ago Rishi Sunak has said he was &#8220;incredibly angry&#8221; to learn of allegations that Tory insiders were betting on the election and promised to &#8220;boot out&#8221; anyone found to have broken gambling laws.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/sunak-incredibly-angry-over-alleged-election-betting\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sunak &#8216;incredibly angry&#8217; over alleged election betting<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uk-politics","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}