RISHI Sunak was last night under growing pressure to suspend three Tories being probed on betting scandal claims.
One of them, his campaign chief Tony Lee, quit as officials investigate the allegations, throwing the Prime Minister's election preparations into yet more turmoil.
It also emerged yesterday that a flurry of bets was placed on a July 4 date for the poll in the week before Mr Sunak named the date.
According to Data from Smarkets, thousands of pounds were wagered from May 14, coincidentally the day after an election planning meeting was held at Tory HQ. The date was then announced on May 22.
Even Tory bigwig Michael Gove admitted the claims "don't look great".
Tory candidate Laura Saunders, Mr Lee's wife, became the second hopeful to face a Gambling Commission probe over election betting claims.
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