NEW: Fifteen charged with betting offences, (remember #gamblegate?) including Rishi Sunak's former aide, a former Tory MP, and several Conservative candidates in the last election. ~AA
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A few points worth noting on #gamblegate...
Dr Anthony Pickles, an Assistant Professor in Social Anthropology at the University of Birmingham: "There are no specific laws preventing insider trading in political gambling, which is what Craig Williams’ ‘flutter’ looks like to
Re #BettingScandal #GambleGate #GeneralElection2024, it is astonishing corruption in the UK is such an every-day thing now that people with insider info feels fine to pocket a few quid with the unfair advantage.
What happened to basic moral values with the average Brit?
Quite telling to see many of the same Conservatives who attacked Labour for taking a day to suspend their Rochdale candidate ... are now perfectly happy with letting multiple candidates accused of breaking the law continue as normal #gamblegate
The journalists are all saying that we don't know what's going on with this Tory betting scandal #GambleGate and Tories are hiding behind the Gambling Commission investigation.
Bollocks ... we all know exactly what's going on ... the Tories are as bent as a £25 note.
As #gamblegate spirals out of control, new revelations appear that Tory cabinet ministers have placed bets on which day Rishi Sunak will take action against those inside the Tory party placing bets on the month of the election using insider knowledge.
Why is anyone surprised Sunak hasn’t suspended the candidates in #gamblegate.
Sunak’s a hedgie.
He’s hedging his bets.
