Voters feel “genuine disgust” at the betting scandal engulfing the Conservative Party, the shadow education secretary has said.
Labour’s Bridget Phillipson said it was “pretty shocking behaviour” after Nick Mason became the latest Tory to be investigated over claims he used inside information to bet on the date of the general election before it was called.
“The issue here is that whether those people who had inside knowledge of what was going on used that information in placing a bet,” Ms Phillipson told the BBC
“People across the country will place bets, but I think there is genuine disgust amongst so many voters that what we’re seeing here is pretty shocking behaviour.”
She added: “Rishi Sunak promised us that his government would be different, he hasn’t acted against candidates concerned, he should suspend them, and - as Michael Gove has said - this just reminds people of the worst excesses of the Conservatives over the last 14 years.”
A spokesman for Mr Mason told The Sunday Times, which named him as the fourth Conservative to be probed by the Gambling Commission, that he denies any wrongdoing.
