Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 According to The Guardian , Russell George, Montgomeryshire's Conservative Welsh Senedd Member and member of the shadow cabinet in Wales, has been informed by the Gambling Commission that they are investigating him about an alleged suspicious bet on the election date. He becomes the fifth Tory to be scrutinised as the saga in the run-up to polling day next Thursday continues to grow. The gambling watchdog is also looking into Craig Williams, the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr election candidate, and Laura Saunders, who is standing in Bristol North West.
Both lost the support of the Tory party on Tuesday morning. Ms Saunders' husband, Tony Lee, the Conservative party’s campaigns director, and Nick Mason, the Tories’ chief data officer, are also being investigated. In a statement, Mr George said: "Whilst I will cooperate fully with the Gambling Commission, it would not be appropriate to comment on this independent and confidential process.
“Doing so would only jeopardise and undermine the investigation. It is the Gambling Commission, not the media, that has the responsibility, powers and resources to properly investigate these matters and determine what, if any, action should be taken. “I have stepped back from the shadow cabinet while the investigation is ongoing.
I have done this as I do not wish to be an unnecessary distraction to their work.” The inclusion of Mr George in the investigation, came just.
