Gambling watchdog looks into second Tory candidate over alleged election bet

Party urged to suspend Laura Saunders, whose husband - the party's director of campaigns - is also reportedly being looked at

Rishi Sunak has become mired in a row over alleged betting on the general election date after it emerged that a second Conservative candidate and the party's campaigns director were being looked into by the Gambling Commission.

The watchdog is examining bets allegedly placed by Laura Saunders, the Tory candidate in Bristol North West, and her husband, Tony Lee, who is now on leave of absence from his job at party headquarters.