Rishi Sunak’s former aide and 14 others charged with gambling on timing of General Election

FIFTEEN people including an ex-Tory MP have been charged following a probe into bets placed on the date of the general election.

The Gambling Commission today confirmed that Craig Williams and 14 others will face court action after the investigation into last year’s poll.

UnpixsFormer Conservative MP Craig Williams and 14 others have been charged with gambling offences[/caption]

Williams, 39, acted as then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Parliamentary aide for nearly two years before the Tories were booted from power.