Betting scandal as bad for Tories as Partygate, says Michael Gove

It looks like one rule for them and one rule for us,' the levelling up, housing and communities secretary suggests

The election betting row is as damaging to the Conservatives as the Partygate scandal, Michael Gove has said.

The levelling up, housing and communities secretary was speaking after revelations in the Guardian about a wagers allegedly placed on the date of the general election just before it was announced by the prime minister, Rishi Sunak.