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UK General Election 2024: What you need to know about election day

Polling stations across the United Kingdom will open on Thursday as nation prepares to usher in new prime minister.

Al Jazeera

During the election, the ‘official record’ is documenting UK history in real-time

Imagine an ever-growing, detailed archive documenting every significant event and decision of the UK government. This is the UK official record, a diverse collection that now includes a significant digital footprint.

The Conversation

Inside the betting scandal-hit constituencies where Tories and Labour have withdrawn support for candidates

The Tories and Labour both withdrew support for candidates being investigated by the Gambling Commission – The Independent speaks to local party supporters who had been campaigning for them, and to voters

The Independent UK

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Against all odds, it seems we hate to see bookmakers losing

Bookies are the victims of the parliamentary betting scandal, but do they deserve our sympathy?

The Guardian - UK

Tory minister who placed three bets on election date in line for Sunak peerage

Scottish secretary Alister Jack under consideration for post-election dissolution honours

The Guardian - UK

Have election betting revelations gone from genuine scandal to political circus?

Though the betting often interests few outside Westminster, leaders must be clear on where opportunity for impropriety really lies

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s top adviser interviewed as witness in election date betting investigation

Liam Booth-Smith spoke to regulator after revelations about betting by those close to PM on date of election

The Guardian - UK

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The UK election gambling scandal shows the dangers of inside information – but what exactly is it?

In the iconic 1980s movie Back to the Future II, the elderly villain, Biff Tannen, steals a Grays Sports Almanac.

The Conversation

Met indicates Tory in betting scandal could be part of criminal investigation

Craig Williams could come under scope of criminal investigation as Met looks at possible misconduct in public office

The Guardian - UK

Alister Jack should be barred from Lords over election bets, John Swinney says

ALISTER Jack should be barred from taking a seat in the House of Lords after he admitted to gambling on the date of the General Election, the First…

The National (Scotland)

‘At least’ seven Met officers under investigation over general election bets

Met and Gambling Commission to focus on whether alleged use of confidential information constitutes cheating

The Guardian - UK

Sir Philip Davies latest Tory caught up in gambling row ‘after betting £8,000 against himself’

Conservative candidate allegedly wagered he would lose his Shipley seat in West Yorkshire at upcoming election

The Independent UK

What is the UK election betting scandal all about?

What is the scandal about, who is under investigation and what does it mean for the ruling Conservative Party?

Al Jazeera

Tory business minister bet on Conservatives winning election

Kevin Hollinrake says he placed bet some months ago and some ‘may think that’s foolhardy’ but it’s ‘nobody’s business’

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Met Police to investigate election betting claims to look into potential 'misconduct in public office'

The Met Police said detectives will look at a ‘small number of cases’ to assess whether alleged offending goes beyond the Gambling Act

The Guardian - UK

Sunak and Starmer clash over gambling scandal in final election debate

The Labour leader said placing bets on the future of the country showed the ‘wrong instinct’

The Guardian - UK

Met police to take bigger role in investigating election betting scandal

A number of political figures have been accused of placing suspicious bets in the lead-up to the election

The Guardian - UK

Starmer distances himself from David Tennant over Badenoch comments

Actor criticised Kemi Badenoch’s views on sex and gender and said she should ‘shut up’

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The Conversation

Election gambling scandal: bad culture will kill your organisation – you can bet on it

Just as people go bankrupt in two ways – gradually, then suddenly, as Ernest Hemingway famously put it – so organisations corrode morally, first bit by bit and then all in a rush. We are seeing this play out for the Conservative party in the final week of the UK’s…

The Guardian - UK

Who’s who of the people linked to the general election betting scandal

Here is what is known about the seven UK political figures identified, along with six unnamed police officers

The Independent UK

Election betting scandal deepens as another Tory minister admits to gambling on date

Scotland secretary Alister Jack says he put three wagers on timing of July 4 poll but denies having broken rules

The Guardian - AU

David Tennant should have been more respectful when criticising Badenoch over LGBT views, says Starmer – as it happened

‘I think it’s right that we have these robust discussions, but we must do it respectfully,’ Starmer said

Evening Standard

Suspended Labour candidate admits betting against himself at election

Kevin Craig admitted making a ‘stupid error of judgment’ by placing a wager on the Tories defeating him in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

The Guardian - UK

Gambling scandal reinforces UK public’s distrust of politicians

Revelations engulfing the Tory party and now Labour have echoes of Partygate and the expenses scandal

The Guardian - UK

Election betting: Fifth Tory investigated in growing scandal

Exclusive: Welsh politician Russell George told by Gambling Commission he is part of inquiry as Tories drop Craig Williams and Laura Saunders

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