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In today’s newsletter: The Conservatives have withdrawn their support for Craig Williams and Laura Saunders over allegations of suspicious betting on a July election – but why did it take so long?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

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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 National (Scotland)

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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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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UK general election: suspended Labour candidate says he regrets betting on Tories to win in his constituency – as it happened

Kevin Craig says he ‘will take the consequences of this stupid error of judgment on the chin’

The Guardian - AU

Betting rule-breakers 'should be booted out of Tory party' Sunak vows as Starmer grilled on Corbyn

Rishi Sunak defends his handling of the election date betting scandal while Keir Starmer denies he is untrustworthy in a fiery Q&A

Evening Standard

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

Iain Duncan Smith and Tobias Ellwood make case for new rules as questions raised over £500 wager

The Guardian - UK

Tories launch internal inquiry into election date betting

Rishi Sunak says his party will ‘act on any relevant findings or information’ as he denies placing any bets himself

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak denies involvement with Tory election betting scandal

RISHI Sunak has denied involvement in the betting scandal engulfing the Conservative election campaign.

The National (Scotland)

What is the Tory election betting scandal and what could happen next?

Labour has also suspended a parliamentary candidate, Kevin Craig, after it emerged he is being investigated for placing bets on a different political event

Evening Standard

Sunak defends decision not to take immediate action against Tories in betting scandal – as it happened

Prime minister faces claim Tories are ‘stealing the candlesticks’ on the way out of government

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Evening Standard

Gambling Commission 'investigating others' as Tory betting scandal deepens

Four Conservatives are already reportedly being investigated by the watchdog after allegedly betting on the date of the General Election

The Guardian - UK

Pressure on Rishi Sunak as election betting scandal grows

Senior Tories call for suspension of those being investigated and Labour demands to know names in gambling circle

The Independent UK

Senior Tories turn on Rishi Sunak over failure to get a grip on election betting scandal

Rishi Sunak has been urged to suspend all those under investigation for placing bets on the date of the election – amid claims that more top Tories will be implicated after party data chief becomes fourth to be accused

The Guardian - UK

Who are the five being investigated over UK election date betting scandal?

Among those with links to Rishi Sunak or the Tories so far identified are candidates, a Met police officer and a campaigner

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The Guardian - UK

Fourth Tory official subject to investigation in election date betting scandal

Watchdog has reportedly told chief data officer he is part of inquiry and party says he has taken leave of absence

The Guardian - UK

Sleazy, inept and unbelievable – this sorry Sunak campaign sums up the Tory years

The seedy betting scandal is the latest self-inflicted blow to the Conservatives’ election effort

Evening Standard

Tory data chief takes leave of absence amid General Election betting claims

Nick Mason is understood to have taken time away from the Conservative Party.

The Guardian - UK

UK election betting scandal: all you need to know about the world of political wagers

The controversy over bets placed on the election date has thrown a light on a little known sector of the gambling industry

The Conversation

What does the law say about gambling on election dates with inside information?

People with connections to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are being investigated by the Gambling Commission, reportedly over allegations they placed bets on an election being called on July 4, shortly before it became public knowledge.

Evening Standard

Election date betting row: Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of 'total lack of leadership'

The PM is refusing to suspend two Tory candidates under investigation by the Gambling Commission

The Guardian - AU

Starmer says he would not let SNP hold new independence referendum or lift veto on gender recognition bill – as it happened

Labour leader says he would refuse to participate in negotiations for another independence referendum if he is elected PM

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