From 3h ago 05.45 BST If Tories broke gambling rules they ‘should face full force of the law’, says Sunak Good morning and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the run-up to the UK general election with me, Helen Sullivan . With less than two weeks to go until Britons vote on 4 July, Rishi Sunak is facing a growing scandal , with a second Conservative candidate being looked into by the Gambling Commission.
Appearing on Thursday night’s BBC Question Time, Sunak said if Tory figures were found to have broken gambling rules they “should face the full force of the law”. Sunak said he was “incredibly angry to learn” of the allegations that multiple people with links to the Conservative Party or No 10 bet on the timing of the 4 July vote before he announced it. Concerns over political insiders allegedly profiting from the election date could overshadow his campaigning on Friday, when he is at the Welsh Conservative manifesto launch in Kinmel Bay.
More on Sunak and Keir Starmer ’s performances on the Question Time special shortly. Here is what is coming up this morning: 7am: Scottish Conservatives campaigning in the Scottish Borders. Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross to visit Peterhead Fish Market.
8am: Aberdeen business hustings. Business leaders from across the region the put their questions to candidates representing the SNP, Lib Dems, Conservative and Labour parties. 10am: Scottish Greens general election media call with co-leader Lorna Slater in East Lin.