Tories withdraw support for candidates caught up in election betting scandal | Instant reaction

James O'Brien and Natasha Clark react as the Conservative Party has pulled its support for two candidates caught up in an election betting scandal.

Craig Williams and Laura Saunders are being investigated by the Gambling Commission over an alleged bet she made about the date of the General Election.

The watchdog's probe has since extended further to include those associated with senior Tories linked to alleged bets that were placed.

A Conservative Party Spokesman: "As a result of ongoing internal enquiries, we have concluded that we can no longer support Craig Williams or Laura Saunders as Parliamentary Candidates at the forthcoming General Election.

"We have checked with the Gambling Commission that this decision does not compromise the investigation that they are conducting, which is rightly independent and ongoing."

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