00:00But then there were other people amongst Conservatives who were making bets, seemingly, because of
00:06information they may have. Does that surprise you?
00:09Yes, and I think there's a third case of someone who's not involved with the Conservative Party
00:16as well, but who may, may, have been privy to that information. I used to be a minister
00:23in the Ministry of Justice a wee while ago, and one of the things I learned then is that
00:26it's difficult for politicians to provide a running commentary when you've got investigations
00:30like this going on. Obviously, it's a matter of public concern and interest. If people
00:34have used inside information to place bets, that is deeply wrong. But what I can't do
00:39is sort of get too much into the detail of the case while an investigation is going on.
00:45But I can talk about the broad principle, and you're absolutely right, it's reprehensible.
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