Scotland Yard said that it would take the lead in investigating a small number of the the most serious cases in a widening scandal gripping Westminster.
Detectives have been drafted in to lead an investigation into general election bets placed by politicians - as it was one Tory backbencher was accused of betting £8,000 on himself to lose.
Sir Philip did not deny the figure involved in the bet, but told the paper: 'What's it go to do with you whether I did or didn't ?' In a separate development, the Sun last night claimed that Sir Philip Davies, the Tory right-winger and GB News television presenter put a four-figure wager on losing the Shipley seat he has held since 2005. Sir Philip did not deny the figure involved in the bet, but told the Sun: 'What's it go to do with you whether I did or didn't ?'
Mr Sunak this week withdrew the Conservatives' support for two candidates after they were revealed to be under investigation by the Gambling Commission. During this evening's final TV election debate on the BBC, Sir Keir accused Mr Sunak of being 'bullied' into responding to the betting scandal.'I think that in the last 14 years politics has become too much about self entitlement, and MPs thinking about what they could get for themselves.'
'Because I knew it made it really important to be swift, the PM delayed and delayed and delayed until eventually he was bullied into taking off.'
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