Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lashed out at Tory MP's and officials who bet on there being a July election, who are suspected of doing so with insider knowledge saying they would be 'thrown out' of the party.
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.
Detective Superintendent Katherine Goodwin, who is leading the Met investigation, said: 'We have agreed a joint approach with the Gambling Commission, who are the appropriate authority to investigate the majority of these allegations. As many as 15 Tories are said to be involved in the widening furore, which has cast a shadow over the end of the party's already troubled election campaign, along with a Labour candidate - who has been suspended - and half a dozen police officers.
There is no suggesting Sir Philip has broken the law or is being investigated by police. He has not yet responded to a request for a comment from MailOnline. But Sir Keir tackled the PM over why he had 'delayed' suspending Craig Williams and Laura Saunders until a number of days after the watchdog's probe was first revealed.
He added: 'The instinct of these people to think the first thing they should do is try to make money, that was the wrong instinct, and we have to change that.'
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