British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour party leader Keir Starmer faced off in the last head-to-head debate of the UK general election last night, ahead of polling next week.
Mr Starmer challenged Conservative party leader on an investigation into party members for placing bets on the date of the election.The biggest campaign issue is the UK Gambling Commission investigating allegations of election date bets being placed by mostly Conservative members just before the election was called in May.
Ms Saunders' husband, the Conservative Party's director of campaigning Tony Lee, has taken a leave of absence, as has Tory chief data officer Nick Mason, while Welsh Tory Senedd member Russell George is also facing a probe by the gambling watchdog. It was the first topic raised in the 75-minute BBC debate. Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of being"bullied" into taking action over the controversy.
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