The Gambling Commission is looking into Nick Mason, the senior data officer for the Tory party, for reportedly placing a wager on the election’s date before it was made public.
Mr. Mason denies any wrongdoing, but a representative for him stated that it would be improper to comment while an investigation is ongoing.
It is believed that he is assisting with the inquiry.
The Sunday Times broke the story first, claiming that hundreds of bets with thousands of pounds in possible wins had been made.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is dealing a new hit from the charges, given that three other Conservative leaders have already been implicated in the issue.
The party’s director of campaigns, Tony Lee, and his wife, Bristol North West Tory candidate Laura Saunders, are also being investigated.
Accompanying them was Craig Williams, the Tory candidate for Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr, and Mr. Sunak’s parliamentary private secretary, who acknowledged putting up a “flutter” on election day. He is currently under investigation.
James Cleverly, the home secretary, stated on Sunday morning with Trevor Phillips on the news that he had been instructed “very, very clearly” not to talk about the probe.
