A former British MP and close aide of ex-prime minister Rishi Sunak was among 15 people charged with gambling offences in relation to the timing of the 2024 general election, the UK Gambling Commission watchdog announced on Monday, April 14th.
Craig Williams apologised at the time for his alleged £100 (€116) bet on a July election date, without disclosing whether or not he used advance knowledge which, under UK rules, would mean he enjoyed an unfair advantage. Also charged, among others with links to Sunak and the Tories, is Nick Mason, the party’s chief data officer at the time of the alleged offences.
While the Conservative party withdrew support for Williams ahead of the general election, it did little to halt the slide into the hapless campaign and defeat that handed power to Keir Starmer’s Labour Party.
