US EditionFormer Tory MP Craig Williams among 15 charged with gambling on General Election timing
- Fifteen individuals have been charged by the Gambling Commission for using insider information to place bets on the timing of the 2024 general election, specifically under Section 42 of the Gambling Act 2005.
- The investigation began during the election campaign in June 2024, targeting individuals suspected of gaining an unfair advantage by betting on a proposed election date.
- The Conservative Party announced that affected staff members were suspended immediately and are cooperating fully with the Gambling Commission's investigation.
- The Labour Party chair emphasized the seriousness of the charges and called for transparency and accountability within the Conservative Party.
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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…
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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