Liam Booth-Smith spoke to regulator after revelations about betting by those close to PM on date of election
Rishi Sunak’s most senior adviser has been interviewed as a witness by officials at the Gambling Commission as part of its investigation into widespread betting by Westminster figures on the date and outcome of the general election.
As many as 15 Conservative candidates and officials are believed to be under investigation over suspicious bets on the date of the election. The Tories have now suspended their support for both Williams and Saunders as candidates. While the gambling regulator conducts its investigation, the Metropolitan police has also indicated that Williams could come under criminal investigation. Scotland Yard said on Thursday it would investigate any suspicious bets that could represent a misconduct in public office offence, in an inquiry that will run in parallel to the Gambling Commission’s own investigation into whether betting rules have been broken.
Sunak has come under pressure in recent days to say whether he told any Conservative candidates or police officers the date of the election before he announced it publicly.
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