James Cleverly has told LBC that he was ‘furious’ after learning about alleged election bets being made within his party as he insisted the government is taking the gambling regulator's investigation seriously. Pressed by LBC’s Iain Dale on his reaction to the betting scandal, Mr Cleverly said: “I was furious, I know the Prime Minister was furious that was a view that was echoed across the party.
It comes after the Home Secretary said earlier on Wednesday that the ever-deepening betting row in Westminster “distracts the conversation away from the really important issues”.He also declined to say whether the rules around gambling on politics should be changed.
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