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What is the Tory election betting scandal and what could happen next?

Labour has also suspended a parliamentary candidate, Kevin Craig, after it emerged he is being investigated for placing bets on a different political event

Evening Standard

Could Nigel Farage become the next Tory leader? In some ways, he already has

Rather than providing a check on the far right, the party opened the door to Faragism – and made his fantasies come true, says author Samuel Earle

The Guardian - UK

Pressure on Rishi Sunak as election betting scandal grows

Senior Tories call for suspension of those being investigated and Labour demands to know names in gambling circle

The Guardian - UK

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Labour would comply with ICC arrest order for Netanyahu, Lammy reiterates

Shadow foreign secretary repeats belief in ‘rules-based order’ and also says UK would not seek EU membership

The Guardian - UK

Who’s funding the forthcoming election? From supermarket heirs to entrepreneurs

Individual donors have been dwindling in their support of the Tories and flocking to Labour – with some even switching sides

The Independent UK

Tory MPs paid £100,000 of public funds to party’s in-house web designers

Exclusive: Conservatives including Hunt and Truss used Bluetree for websites and claimed costs as expenses

The Guardian - UK

British PM Sunak Vows To Expel Election Betting Offenders

British PM condemns Conservative Party members for betting on election date. Investigations ongoing.

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Election date betting row: Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of 'total lack of leadership'

The PM is refusing to suspend two Tory candidates under investigation by the Gambling Commission

Evening Standard

Starmer says he would not let SNP hold new independence referendum or lift veto on gender recognition bill – as it happened

Labour leader says he would refuse to participate in negotiations for another independence referendum if he is elected PM

The Guardian - AU

British Prime Minister Sunak says he's 'incredibly' angry over election date betting accusations

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says anyone involved in using inside information to bet on the date of the July 4 national election should be expelled from his Conservative Party

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak in live TV grilling over claims Tory candidates bet on election date

Rishi Sunak backed the “full force of the law” being thrown against any Tory figures if they were found to have illegally bet on the election day as the row threatened to inflict another blow on his struggling campaign.

Evening Standard

Peter Mandelson resigns from board of lobbying firm weeks before Labour set to enter No 10

Polls suggest Sir Keir Starmer’s party on course for a landslide on July 4

The Independent UK

Voters favour Farage to be leader of the opposition and Reform to replace the Tories

Exclusive: With Tory support in freefall a plurality of voters now believe Reform should replace them and Nigel Farage should be allowed on the Question Time TV debate tonight

The Independent UK

UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda may never happen but other European leaders still want to copy it – podcast

A controversial British government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has been central to the UK’s response to a recent sharp increase in the number of people making the dangerous journey across the English Channel in small boats. But if the Conservative party lose the general election in early…

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The Independent UK

Tory director of campaigning takes ‘leave of absence’ as election betting scandal grows

Tony Lee, the director of campaigning for the Conservative Party, has taken ‘a leave of absence’ amid investigations into the betting scandal

The National (Scotland)

Tory donor praises Keir Starmer for 'removing left' from Labour as he joins party

A BILLIONAIRE who gave the Conservative Party £500,000 has given Keir Starmer a glowing endorsement on Newsnight ...

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage may hold lofty ambitions but he remains a divisive figure

Commentary by Keiran Pedley, Director of Politics at Ipsos, on Nigel Farage and the rise of Reform UK

The Conversation

Whips, adultery and a ‘Loin King’: what is it about Tory political players writing scandalous books?

Cleo Watson, former co-deputy chief of staff to Boris Johnson, was fined in the infamous “PartyGate” scandal involving gatherings held at government buildings while the United Kingdom was under a pandemic lockdown. The scandal ultimately saw Johnson step down as prime minister.

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson pulled into Tory campaign with personalised letters to voters - but may still snub Rishi Sunak

Exclusive: ‘Supportive’ letters from the ex-PM due to land on doorsteps within days

Evening Standard

OPINION - If the polls are right, Keir Starmer will win a giant majority: could he handle it?

A century ago, in the general election of October 1924, Stanley Baldwin achieved a majority of 210 for the Conservatives; modestly describing the landslide as “a magnificent opportunity for service”. Though it is true that the National Government formed after the October 1931 election boasted a governing majority of no…

The Guardian - UK

Tory peer Peter Cruddas shared posts supporting Nigel Farage and Reform UK

Exclusive: almost half of billionaire Tory donor’s last 100 reposts were in support of rightwing party

The National (Scotland)

Revealed: Billionaire who funded climate science denial group's donations to Tories

AN Australian hedge fund billionaire who funded a climate science denial group has given the Conservative Party £366,790 since the last election…

The Guardian - UK

Time may be up for the Tories, but their legacy of lies will live on

Rishi Sunak and his cronies have helped spread an epidemic of disinformation in this campaign – it’s a political way of life for the right

The Independent UK

‘Electoral extinction’: Fresh weekend polling blow to Sunak as polls show wider lead for Labour

Labour takes a 25-point lead in the latest poll putting it on course for a 262-seat majority as Rishi Sunak finishes week four of the campaigns on a crushing low

Evening Standard

OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: The race for Tory leader has begun already — and it's a 16-way brawl

“The problem with my dear fellow Tory MPs is they all think they’re Winston Churchill,” a weary Cabinet minister told me this week. “Every single one of them.” Like many in the Conservative Party now, the minister has given up hope over the general election result.

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