Chris

I’m unclear as to the law around political betting. I didn’t think it was illegal per se, but only if you’re relying on insider information. Anyone connected to Rishi Sunak is obviously under suspicion if they bet on a July election, that not being by any means the most likely outcome, but an opposition MP betting on the outcome in his seat seems much less likely to be based on privileged info. I have to say I suspect the Gambling Commission has gone looking for a sacrificial lamb here, to try to lessen the damage their existing investigations are doing to one particular party by evening things out a bit.