Three sentenced over bets on 2024 General Election date

Three people connected to the Conservative Party have received suspended prison sentences for cheating over bets placed on the date of the 2024 General Election. The sentences were handed down at Southwark Crown Court on 23 October 2026, in a prosecution brought by the Gambling Commission under section 42 of the Gambling Act 2005. All three had pleaded guilty, with the Lees entering their guilty pleas in September . The regulator said the case is the first of its kind it has taken to court, and it is still only part of a larger set of prosecutions linked to bets…