Rishi Sunak is facing pressure to suspend Conservative candidates implicated in the General Election betting scandal after a serving minister added his voice to calls for action.
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “This should have happened immediately when these scandalous revelations emerged, but instead Rishi Sunak has dithered and delayed.
Speaking to ITV's Peston on Monday evening, Mr Baker said:"I would call them up and ask them, 'Did you do it?' And if they did it, then they are suspended. Earlier today : A Conservative Party spokesman said: “As a result of ongoing internal enquiries, we have concluded that we can no longer support Craig Williams or Laura Saunders as Parliamentary Candidates at the forthcoming General Election.
Today the Conservatives are due to turn to the issue of immigration in an attempt to make a dent in Labour's persistently large poll lead.
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