As Rishi Sunak delivered a speech in Wales, questions over allegations of a betting scandal among his close team dominated the agenda.
ITV News Political Correspondent Romilly Weeks looks at the latest drama to overshadow Sunak's election campaign.
Sunak repeated comments he made on Thursday night that "these are really serious matters" - "I've made it crystal clear that the allegations have made me very angry", he said. Conservative candidate Laura Saunders said she “will be co-operating with the Gambling Commission” probe, while her husband, the Tories’ director of campaigning, Tony Lee, took a leave of absence amid reports the couple were being investigated by the gambling regulator.
"The instinct of these Tories when the general election is called is not, how do we make this work for the country, but how do I make some money?" "It will determine who governs our country for the next five years and potentially much longer. For if Labour get in, they'll change the rules so it's much harder to ever get them out."
In his Question Time grilling, the Labour leader ducked a volley of questions over whether he truly believed his predecessor would make a “great” premier. The Lib Dem leader was also asked whether he was “proud” of his conduct as postal affairs minister between 2010 and 2012.
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