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Reuters: Ex-Conservative lawmaker and 14 others charged over UK election timing bets
Reuters - Ex-Conservative lawmaker and 14 others charged over UK election timing bets
By Reuters
April 14, 2025 7:56 AM EDT
LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - A former lawmaker in Britain's now opposition Conservative Party has been charged alongside 14 others with gambling offences over bets made on the timing of the national election last year, the Gambling Commission said on Monday.
Britain's election dates are not fixed and the timing of a vote, decided by the prime minister, is subject to fevered speculation, with bookmakers taking bets on possible outcomes.
News that insiders and others linked to the Conservative Party had placed bets on the date was an early blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's re-election campaign.
Craig Williams, a Sunak aide, lost his seat in the election.
Others charged included Russell George, 50, a Conservative member of the Welsh Parliament, and Laura Saunders, 37, a losing candidate in the election.
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By Reuters
April 14, 2025 7:56 AM EDT
LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - A former lawmaker in Britain's now opposition Conservative Party has been charged alongside 14 others with gambling offences over bets made on the timing of the national election last year, the Gambling Commission said on Monday.
Britain's election dates are not fixed and the timing of a vote, decided by the prime minister, is subject to fevered speculation, with bookmakers taking bets on possible outcomes.
News that insiders and others linked to the Conservative Party had placed bets on the date was an early blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's re-election campaign.
Craig Williams, a Sunak aide, lost his seat in the election.
Others charged included Russell George, 50, a Conservative member of the Welsh Parliament, and Laura Saunders, 37, a losing candidate in the election.
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