Image source, AlamyByJoe PikePolitical correspondentPublished29 June 2026, 15:53 BSTUpdated 2 minutes agoFormer Conservative MP Craig Williams has pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling by placing bets on the date of the 2024 general election.
The 41-year-old was the MP for Montgomeryshire and an aide to then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before the election was called.
He entered his guilty plea at a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on Monday.
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