Scotland Secretary Alister Jack denied having broken any rules but said he put three wagers on the timing of the July 4 poll.
The Westminster gambling row has deepened after a Cabinet minister revealed he had placed bets on the date of the General Election.
As I have said previously, I placed no bets in May and am not under investigation by the Gambling Commission He said that in March, he placed two unsuccessful bets on the date of the election of £5 for a vote to be held in May and June respectively, then made the third wager in April. The Prime Minister has withdrawn backing for two Tory candidates after coming under mounting pressure within the party to take a tougher stance on the alleged use of inside information to bet on the election timing.
In a sign of the widened scope of the Gambling Commission’s investigation, the watchdog passed information to Scotland Yard alleging that five more officers – in addition to a member of Mr Sunak’s protection team who was arrested earlier this month – had placed bets.
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