Met and Gambling Commission to focus on whether alleged use of confidential information constitutes cheating
officers under investigation over bets on the timing of the general election has risen to at least seven, the force has said.
Sources familiar with the investigation suggested the decision to run parallel inquires could be an attempt to dampen the frenzy around MPs betting on themselves to win or lose their seats, which may be considered unwise but is not illegal. Six Met officers had already been caught up in the scandal, with one, a protection officer for the prime minister, under investigation for misconduct in public office after allegedly placing bets on the election date.Read more
As many as 15 Conservative candidates and officials are believed to be under investigation over suspicious bets on the date of the election.Make sense of the UK election campaign with Archie Bland's daily briefing, direct to your inbox at 5pm . Jokes where availableThe decision to drop Williams and Saunders as candidates on Tuesday was Sunak’s latest effort to draw a line under the gambling scandal that has dogged his election campaign.
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