Ex-MP pleads guilty over general election offence
Sentiment Mix
Geography
Expert Signals
GB News - News
source • 1 mention
AI-Generated Claims
Generated from linked receipts; click sources for full context.
A former Conservative MP and aide to Rishi Sunak has pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling with bets on the date of the 2024 general election.Craig Williams, 41, who was Tory MP for Cardiff North between 2015 and 2017 and then Montgomeryshire between 2019 and 2024, admitted using confidential information to place bets on the timing of the poll.He was formerly part of Mr Sunak's inner circle, having been appointed to be the then-prime minister's parliamentary private secretary, and he attended a series of planning meetings in Downing Street ahead of the 2024 election.Williams, of Llanfair Caereinion, Welshpool, Powys, entered his guilty plea at a hearing at Southwark Crown Court earlier today.
Supported by 1 story
Related Events
Senate Ethics Committee dismisses complaint against Sen. Ruben Gallego - NPR
Policy & Regulation • 6/30/2026
Resident doctors accept last-minute pay deal to end months of NHS strike chaos
Uncategorized • 6/30/2026
More than $100K raised for 24 Sussex restoration: Rideau Hall Foundation - Castanet
Uncategorized • 6/30/2026
Conservatives revolt after Trump-appointed Barrett joins liberals in ‘shockingly wrong’ mail ballot ruling
Uncategorized • 6/30/2026
Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in US prison for fraud conviction - AP News
Uncategorized • 6/30/2026