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Early election turns out to have been great chance for Tories to clean up on the betting [View all]
Conservatives' director of campaigning takes leave of absence
Tony Lee, the Director of Campaigning at the Conservative Party, has taken a leave of absence, a party spokesperson has told the BBC. He left the campaign yesterday.
His wife, Laura Saunders, is the Conservative candidate being looked into by the Gambling Commission over a bet relating to the timing of the general election.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd119p9een9t
Tony Lee, the Director of Campaigning at the Conservative Party, has taken a leave of absence, a party spokesperson has told the BBC. He left the campaign yesterday.
His wife, Laura Saunders, is the Conservative candidate being looked into by the Gambling Commission over a bet relating to the timing of the general election.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd119p9een9t
It's so goddamn petty. They couldn't have made millions of it - that would have been too obvious. But they just can't resist the opportunity to make a few hundred quid with a bet using their inside knowledge. It's the same mentality as the Downing St booze parties under lockdown - "we don't have to follow the little rules, like the little people do."
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