British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak responds to Conservative election date betting accusations
The scandal surfaced after reports on Wednesday that one of Sunak's police bodyguards had been arrested for allegedly betting on the election date before it was announced.
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00:00UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he is incredibly angry about allegations that
00:06Conservative candidates placed bets on the date of the general election and says anyone
00:11involved in using inside information to bet should be expelled from the party.
00:16Those facing investigation include a Tory candidate, an aide and one of the Prime Minister's
00:21police bodyguards.
00:22Sunak made his statement during a debate on BBC's Question Time, which saw the leaders
00:27of the country's four largest political parties take questions from a live studio audience.