Partygate

Fourth senior Tory official investigated in UK election betting scandal: Report – POLITICO

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The 2005 Gambling Act makes it a criminal offense to cheat, or assist another to do so, while placing a bet. In the lead up to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s surprise announcement of a snap July 4 ballot, there was an unusual uptick in the number of bets on a July vote. Craig Williams, a … Read more

all the winners from a wild year in UK politics – POLITICO

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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — It was meant to be the year two quiet technocrats, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, brought calm to the fevered Westminster swamp. Unfortunately SW1 didn’t get the memo. Politics remained pretty much as wild in 2023 as it has been since David Cameron — back in action as U.K. foreign secretary … Read more