Election campaign day 29: Betting scandal takes hold for the Tories
by David Lynch
Jun 20, 2024
4 minutes
The Conservative Party is grappling with a fresh scandal, with news of a campaign official betting on the General Election date emerging, as it hopes to turn around its poll ratings.
Here are the key moments from day 29 on the election campaign trail:
– Stop the bets
Rishi Sunak’s Tories are beleaguered by a mid-campaign scandal, as it emerged the party’s director of campaigning Tony Lee has taken a leave of absence amid reports both he and his would-be MP wife Laura Saunders are being investigated by the Gambling Commission.
The pair are the latest people with links to the Tory party or No 10 caught
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