Tory MP among 15 charged in betting scandal – You’ve likely not heard much about this story as it’s been completely buried by the UK’s right-wing, Conservative-leaning newspapers – and it’s struggled to find coverage from the left-leaning media, who have treated the story as a footnote.
What happened?
Tory MP among 15 charged in betting scandal – hidden story
- 15 people, including ex-Tory MP Craig Williams, are charged with cheating by the Gambling Commission.
- Others charged include senior Tories: Russell George, Laura Saunders, Tony Lee, and Nick Mason.
- Many of those charged have current or past ties to the Conservative Party.
- They are set to appear in Westminster Magistrates Court on 13 June 2025.
- The Gambling Commission says the accused used confidential election date info to place unfair bets.
- This is considered cheating under Section 42 of the Gambling Act 2005.
So much of the UK media is owned by right-leaning, conservative-supporting Billionaires, so it’s no surprise that this story has been buried. Those few billionaires own so much of the UK media landscape and are desperate to get the Tories back in power – often favouring Conservative business policies over Labour’s so-called liberal policies.
With so much focus on the latest from the US tariffs, the stock markets and domestic stories that are more sensational and appealing to tabloid readers, regardless of political leanings, it’s not that surprising the story has struggled to gain much attention.
The Birmingham bin strikes, violent attacks in prisons from extremists, celebrities in space, and Princess Kate have taken prime positions on the newspapers – online and in print.
A handful of today’s newspapers highlight the focus on Katy Perry in space, the bin strikes and the British Steel saga.
The Sun goes a step further and leads with their own opinion poll that suggests that its readers believe Britain is broken and if a general election was held today, Reform UK would beat Labour. The Sun is known for being a Conservative Party supporter but, in recent years, has started moving closer to Reform UK.
The Daily Mirror is one of few front pages that leads with the story. But considering just how big this story is, the paper generously gives a lot of its space to Princess Kate – who hiked up a hill and golfer Rory Mcllroy, who won the 2025 Masters.
The Guardian also features the story on its front page, but they offer even less space to the story.
Online, the story is difficult to find and has been pushed out of the top in favour of rolling coverage of the tariffs, the British Steel saga and the potential of a US-UK trade deal.