Kevin Craig said he had intended to give “any winnings to local charities” when he made the bet a few weeks ago “when I thought I would never win this seat”.
The betting scandal has dealt a heavy blow to the Rishi Sunak led-Conservatives as they battle to revive its struggling campaign ahead of the vote.
The allegations are another hammer blow for the 14-year-old government that polls predict is facing a catastrophic defeat on July 4.
Labour looks set to return to government in Britain on July 4. But the party will do that without a policy to reverse Brexit,even though many Brits now acknowledge it was a mistake.
At first glance,making the Liberal Party more illiberal aligns with the global rise of hard-right parties. Delve deeper and an alternative conservative narrative emerges.
Many conservative MPs are terrified Farage’s Reform Party will put the final nail in their coffin,not by winning their seat but by taking enough votes to hand power to Labour.
The British prime minister apologised after cutting away from last week’s event with world leaders that marked the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing at Normandy.
The PM courting older voters by campaigning to bring back national service in Britain,inexplicably chose to snub a major event for the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
Two people were arrested after the divisive populist figure had a drink thrown over him while launching his candidacy.
The arch-Brexiter’s decision coincided with a new opinion poll predicting a Tory wipeout,showing Labour on track for the largest election win for 100 years.
Sir Keir Starmer looks certain to lead Britain with the most left-wing Labour government on economic matters since Harold Wilson was PM.