Scottish Secretary Alister Jack claimed he gained £2,100 betting on the date of the election shortly after it was introduced by Rishi Sunak.
The Conservative cupboard minister reportedly instructed the BBC shortly after the announcement on Could 22 that he made £2,100 by betting on election dates in June and July, with one in every of them positioned on odds of 25/1.
However Mr Jack instructed the broadcaster final week his feedback have been ‘a joke’, including ‘I used to be pulling your leg’.
He at present doubled down on his defence, saying he ‘didn’t place any bets on the date of the overall election throughout Could’.
The Tory MP additionally claimed he had ‘by no means, on any event, damaged any Playing Fee guidelines’.
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack (pictured) claimed he gained £2,100 betting on the date of the election shortly after it was introduced by Rishi Sunak
Mr Jack mentioned in an announcement: ‘I’m very clear that I’ve by no means, on any event, damaged any Playing Fee guidelines’, mentioned Mr Jack.
‘I didn’t place any bets on the date of the overall election throughout Could – the interval below investigation by the Playing Fee.
‘Moreover, I’m not conscious of any household or mates inserting bets. I’ve nothing extra to say on this matter.’
A spokesperson for the Playing Fee mentioned: ‘We aren’t confirming or denying the id of any people concerned on this investigation.’
The BBC additionally claimed Mr Jack had been ‘telling colleagues and journalists for no less than a 12 months that he thought a June or July election made essentially the most strategic sense for his celebration’.
