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Rishi Sunak's close parliamentary aide faces investigation after betting on election date

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Rishi Sunak's close parliamentary aide Craig Williams is facing an investigation after he bet on a July election date.
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News video: Ed Davey criticises Sunak aide for betting on election date

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One of Rishi Sunak’s closest parliamentary aides has said he made a “huge error of judgment” by betting on the date of the General Election just days before the Prime Minister called it. Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey said: “If someone knows the outcome of something, it seems to me...

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Rishi Sunak said it was “very disappointing” that one of his closest parliamentary aides had placed a bet on the date of the General Election just days before the prime minister called it. Craig Williams, who served as Mr Sunak’s parliamentary private secretary and is the Conservative candidate for Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr, has apologised but refused to say whether he placed the bet on the basis of insider information. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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