British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is on Sunday dealing with yet another senior party official being involved in placing bets on the date of the general election before July 4 was confirmed, as the scandal engulfing his top aides continues to be investigated by the country's gambling watchdog. The British Indian leader, who has said he was “incredibly angry” on learning about the allegations that emerged earlier this month, now finds the Conservative Party's chief data officer also being investigated by the Gambling Commission for allegedly betting on the timing of the election before the date had been announced. Following the revelations first reported in ‘The Sunday Times', Nick Mason is said to have taken a leave of absence but denies wrongdoing.
It comes as a fresh blow for the Sunak-led Tories, already trailing far behind the Opposition Labour Party in all pre-election opinion polls, after his director of campaigns, Tony Lee, and his Tory MP candidate wife, Laura Saunders, were named earlier in the election date betting investigations. It followed reports of Sunak's close protection officer being arrested by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of misconduct over placing an election date bet and Sunak's parliamentary aide, Tory MP candidate Craig Williams, also under investigation. While betting is legal in the UK, any bets placed with the advantage of insider information could fall within the purview of illegality.
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