Rishi Sunak’s ex-aide charged with election betting offence

London, April 14: Former British prime minister Rishi Sunak’s ex-parliamentary aide is among 15 people charged on Monday with using confidential information when placing bets on the expected date of the general election last year.
The UK’s Gambling Commission had been conducting an investigation after it emerged in May last year that some members of the then-governing Conservative Party had placed bets on the possible date of the election – which had come as a surprise to most of the country when the British Indian leader picked July 4, 2024, as polling day.
Craig Williams, Sunak’s former parliamentary private secretary who had admitted placing a bet at the time, has now been charged over suspected cheating.
“The Gambling Commission has charged 15 people with offences under the Gambling Act 2005 following an investigation into alleged cheating related to bets placed on the timing of the 2024 general election,” the independent gambling watchdog said. (PTI)