Cabinet Minister Admits to Placing Bets on General Election Date

Cabinet minister Alister Jack revealed on Wednesday that he had placed three bets on the date of the general election. The Scotland secretary denied having broken any rules but admitted he gambled on the timing of the July 4 vote. Mr. Jack’s admission makes him the latest of seven parliamentarians and officials pulled into the growing Westminster gambling scandal. The Conservative said he placed £20 at 5/1 on an election being held between July and September in the month of April, but denied he had any idea of the poll’s timing until Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the date to the country on May 22....