Neither Labour nor Tories come out well as more politicians reveal wagers
Good morning. The UK’s betting scandal has crossed the species barrier: Kevin Craig, Labour’s candidate in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, has been suspended after he wagered he would lose his bid to become an MP for the seat. Alister Jack, the secretary of state for Scotland, has admitted that he placed three bets between March and April on when the date of the election would be, but said he was not being investigated by the gambling regulator.
That’s the difference between whether they were doing something unwise or something unethical. As I wrote last week, only Sunak can tell us whether his former PPS Craig Williams was doing something daft and ill-advised when he bet on a July election, or if he was doing something corrupt and sleazy. He does not need an independent inquiry to tell him.
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