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Rishi Sunak said he was “not aware” of the Gambling Commission investigating any further Tory candidates over allegations of betting on the General Election.
The Prime Minister told journalists in a huddle in Edinburgh: “(The Gambling Commission) don’t talk about the individuals that they are investigating… What I can tell you is I am not aware of any other candidate that they are looking at.”
Mr Sunak has said his party “will act” if the Conservatives’ own parallel inquiry into the alleged betting scandal finds wrongdoing.
He said: “The Gambling Commission is independent of Government – it’s independent of me.
“I don’t have the details of their investigation, right? They don’t report to me, I don’t have the details, but what I can tell you is, in parallel we’ve been conducting our own internal inquiries and of course will act on any relevant findings or information from that and pass it on to the Gambling Commission.” When asked whether he had ever bet on politics whilst being an MP, the Prime Minister replied: “No.”
Mr Sunak also hit back at the Reform UK leader’s comments about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Speaking in Scotland, he said: “You all heard what Nigel Farage said about Ukraine.
“That plays into Putin’s hands. That kind of appeasement is dangerous for Britain’s security, the security of our allies that rely on us and will only embolden Putin.”