It was alleged several Conservative MPs had placed bets
MPs who had a flutter on the date of the General Election will NOT be charged with misconduct in public office. The Metropolitan Police has finished an investigation into the placing of bets but has been decided the "high bar" for such an offence has not been proven.
READ MORE: Storm Lilian wreaks havoc across Greater Manchester with fallen trees on roads, major tram disruption and festival postponed But in a statement today, the Metropolitan Police said: "Only a small number of cases were identified as fitting into the second category. The relevant evidence in those cases was obtained and reviewed by detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command before early advice was sought from the CPS.
The Gambling Commission is the statutory body with responsibility for investigating criminal offences as set out in the Gambling Act 2005 and additionally has the statutory prosecutorial power to commence criminal proceedings in relation to any identified offences in contravention of the Act where appropriate to do so.
“Seven police officers who are alleged to have placed bets are still among those being investigated by the Gambling Commission. They also remain under investigation by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards.”
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