US EditionFormer Tory MP Craig Williams among 15 charged with gambling on General Election timing
- Fifteen people, including former Tory MP Craig Williams, have been charged for betting on the timing of the 2024 general election, as announced by the Gambling Commission.
- The Conservative Party suspended charged staff members and stated that they are cooperating with the Gambling Commission's investigation.
- The investigation began during the election campaign in June 2024, focusing on those using insider information for betting advantage.
- According to Labour Party Chair Ellie Reeves, the British people expect that anyone guilty of wrongdoing will face full legal consequences.
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UK Gambling Commission charges 15 over election date betting scandal
The UK’s gambling regulator announced on Tuesday that it is charging 15 individuals with allegedly using confidential information surrounding election dates to “gain an unfair advantage in the betting market”. Many of the individuals charged are high-profile and held office. The Gambling Commission says that the charges were made following an investigation, launched in June 2024, that the named individuals allegedly used “advance knowledge of th…
The real question on political betting: should a quango be able to invent a criminal offence?
This morning the media reports that 15 people – including, to much initial confusion, “a former police officer called Jeremy Hunt – who is not the former chancellor” – have been charged with gambling offences for allegedly placing inside bets on the timing of last year’s general election. Poor Craig Williams has his face back in the newspapers. Other Conservatives charged include two parliamentary candidates, two senior party officers, and an MS…
Former Conservative MP and his colleague accused of cheating in election date betting
Former British Conservative MP Craig Williams and 14 other people, mostly his party colleagues, have been accused of cheating when betting on the date of the UK general election, held in July last year.
Ex-Tory MP among 15 people charged with betting offences
The former Tory MP Craig Williams, who was a parliamentary aide to Rishi Sunak when he was Prime Minister, is among 15 people to be charged with gambling offences over bets placed on the date of the 2024 General Election. The Gambling Commission said they had focused on individuals suspected of using advance knowledge of the timing to gain an unfair advantage. Others facing charges include Russell George, who’s a member of the Welsh Senedd.
British MP indicted for betting on election date. He had access to confidential data from a former prime minister's entourage - HotNews.ro
A former Conservative MP and adviser to former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been charged, along with 14 other people, with fraudulent betting on the date of the 2024 general election, the regulator announced on Monday…
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