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Politicians should not bet on election results, says Swinney

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Scotland’s First Minister compared the situation to football players gambling on their matches, which is banned.

Those involved in politics should not bet on the outcome of elections, SNP leader John Swinney has said.

Mr Jack has already said he had no knowledge of when the election would take place until Rishi Sunak fired the starting gun on the campaign on May 22. Speaking to the BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme, Mr Swinney said: “I don’t think that people who are involved in politics should bet on the outcome of elections.

“The Gambling Commission has not been in touch with us about any of these issues, so I am not aware of it. Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has said he has placed a number of small bets on individual contests

 

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