Ex-MP Craig Williams pleads guilty over general election betting offence

Former Conservative MP Craig Williams pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling by betting on the 2024 general election date.

The 41-year-old MP for Montgomeryshire was an aide to then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before the election was called.

He pleaded guilty at a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on Monday.

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