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candidate in bristol north west. it is not known when the bet was placed orfor how much money. ms saunders has been approached for comment by the bbc and has not replied. it comes as a police officer, working as part of the prime minister s close protection team, was suspended and later arrested also over an alleged bet about when the general election would take place. our political correspondent, harry farley, reports. earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king to request the dissolution of parliament. the king has granted this request and we will have a general election on the lith ofjuly. that announcement from the prime minister last month came as a surprise to many, including in his own party. now, the gambling commission says it s investigating possible offences relating to bets placed on the timing of the election. the use of insider information for an unfair advantage when betting can be a criminal offence. one of those being looked into by the watchdog is lau ....
kenned , perhaps even mystical event. duncan kennedy. thank perhaps even mystical event. duncan kennedy, thank you. time for a look at the weather, here s louise lear. this programme continues on bbc one. hard questions for rishi sunak tonight on the election day bet allegations. how is he handling them and how much is he damaged? good evening, welcome to newsnight, every weeknight, home of lively interviews and electric insight. joining us throughout: david yelland, the former editor of the sun, jo tanner, who wrangled borisjohnson s comms, and top pollster luke tryl. in our sights tonight, the bbc question time show which has just ended on bbc one, in which rishi sunak has had to defend two candidates and a close aide as the gambling commission look into allegations about betting on the date of the general election. inexplicably, someone at tory hq thought it was a good idea to put a spinning roulette wheel in a tory election video. before we dig into that, here s ....
the same view there, but what i ve witnessed, especially over the last couple of years is a complete change, getting rid of what i would call the loony left, where extreme socialist policies, rather than creating a wealthy britain. tell me about the courtship between the billionaire and the socialist, between you and keir starmer. i don t know whether i would call it a courtship, to be honest. my thoughts on labour historically were very negative, and what i ve seen now, the more and more i ve looked at labour, is a transformation. is this going to be the first time you ll have voted labour? first time in 51 years, yes, and honestly it took a lot of me soul searching. because i guess you voted for the conservatives a lot in the past, is that right? yes, and it wasn t really because it was the conservative party, it s conservative principles i believe in. what, in your view, has gone wrong for the conservatives, is rishi sunak a dud? 0h, absolute dud. all the criticisms ....
in the treatment of her family by the criminaljustice system . our reporter daniel de simone broke this story, here s his report. the racist murder of teenager stephen lawrence took place 31 years ago at a south london bus stop. the failed first investigation is widely seen as one of the biggest disasters in the history of the metropolitan police. today an official review has concluded that four senior retired officers who ran the first inquiry should not be charged with a criminal offence. this is a dreadful crime, a completely unprovoked attack on a young 18 year old black youth. their investigation failed to bring anyone to justice. two of those officers were bill ilsley and ian crampton, pictured here after being criticised by a landmark public inquiry 25 years ago. the others were brian weeden and his deputy ben bullock. prosecutors have been considering whether to charge the four with misconduct in a public office for investigative failures. the conclusion by pros ....
and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening from carmarthen. more than half way through this general election campaign, we re in wales tonight, looking at the political landscape of the nation and how it may change after polling day. we ve been also been asking you to get in touch and tell us about the issues you want the bbc to cover through your voice, your vote. we ll be hearing about green energy and the possible impact of its infrastructure on this beautiful landscape. we ll have more on that in a few minutes but first, reform uk launched its manifesto today, or contract, as the party calls it. the launch took place by chance in south wales. as well as policies on immigration, nigel farage outlined pledges on tax and the nhs. with more details, here s our political correspondent alex forsyth. there was something of a stir outside this community club in merthyr ....