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  • Former Tory MP among 15 facing charges related to election gambling

    Politics

    Former Tory MP Craig Williams is one of 15 people who have been charged after bets were placed on the timing of the 2024 general election, the Gambling Commission has revealed. Williams was among a number of people linked to the Conservative Party reported to have made bets on the election date, which was called [...]

    Undated handout photo issued by UK Parliament of Craig Williams. Photo: PA/Parliament
  • Betting scandal: Whatever happened to “integrity, professionalism and accountability”?

    Eliot Wilson

    News that four close associates of the Prime Minister are being investigated for betting on the election suggests the Conservative party is taking an increasingly casual approach to basic propriety, says Eliot Wilson It started with an embarrassing story. Craig Williams, a Welsh MP who has been the Prime Minister’s parliamentary aide since 2022, was [...]

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