British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak responds to Conservative election date betting accusations

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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.

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