Tories withdraw support from candidates over election betting allegations
Craig Williams and Laura Saunders have been cut adrift by the party over allegations they bet on the date of the General Election.
Craig Williams and Laura Saunders have been cut adrift by the party over allegations they bet on the date of the General Election.
On the night of 4th July, this beautiful Indian restaurant in Westminster will be open right through into the morning with coverage of the election on large screens
"On July 4th, Britain has a chance to wash itself clean of 14 miserable years of Conservative rule, and it’s a chance it simply must take."
Critics described the move as "shocking", saying it "stinks of a cover up".
It reinforces our worst suspicions about politicians – that they are all in it for themselves and that they are all as bad as each other.
This is how they're going to sign-off, isn't it? The betting scandal engulfing the Tories just got a lot worse for the party.
Tony Lee stepped away from his Conservative HQ job after it emerged his would-be MP wife was being investigated by the Gambling Commission.
One of the most closely watched contests in the region will be Clacton, where Reform leader Nigel Farage is a candidate.
The Metropolitan Police said the police constable was taken into custody and subsequently bailed pending further inquiries.
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