Met Police Open Investigation Into General Election Betting Scandal

Published on June 27, 2024

The Metropolitan Police announced on Wednesday it had opened an investigation into potential instances of misconduct in public office amid the growing Westminster general election gambling scandal. Since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced he was going to the polls last month, several politicians, party staffers, and police officers have all been accused of placing bets relating to the vote ranging from its timing, to the outcome of individual races. Though the main investigation into the affair is being conducted by the Gambling Commission, the UK’s betting regulator, Scotland Yard has confirmed it will be taking a leading role “in a small number of cases to assess whether the alleged offending goes beyond Gambling Act offences to include others, such as misconduct in public office.”...

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