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Scottish Secretary Alister Jack won over £2k betting on date of General Election

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Scottish Secretary Alister Jack won over £2k betting on date of General Election

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has claimed he won more than £2000 betting on a General Election to take place in July.

The Tory, who is standing down at the election, revealed he has made £2100 after betting on June and July dates for the public vote.




In a statement released earlier today, Jack, who represented the Dumfries and Galloway constituency since 2017, said “did not place any bets on the date of the General Election during May”.

He has claimed one of the bets placed on the election was at odds of 25/1. During an interview with the BBC last week he said the comments were “a joke”.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the date of the General Election on the steps of Downing Street on May 22.

Jack said in a statement: “I am very clear that I have never, on any occasion, broken any Gambling Commission rules. I did not place any bets on the date of the general election during May – the period under investigation by the Gambling Commission.

“Furthermore, I am not aware of any family or friends placing bets. I have nothing more to say on this matter.”

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