Rishi Sunak’s hapless election campaign now engulfed in betting scandal

LONDON: Rishi Sunak’s beleaguered election campaign has been thrown into fresh turmoil over allegations that several staff close to him bet on the date of the election before it was called.
One of Sunak’s close protection officers, his campaign director and the director’s wife, and one of his key parliamentary aides are under investigation by the Gambling Commission for “insider betting” for bets they made on the election date.
Sunak’s campaign director, Tony Lee, took leave of…