UK police broaden election betting investigation as scandal overshadows election

London's Metropolitan Police said on Thursday it was investigating "a small number of bets" made on the timing of next week's national election, with at least seven of its own police officers identified as having placed such wagers. One, a member of the special protection unit who media have reported was one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's bodyguards, has been arrested. Earlier this week both Sunak's Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party withdrew support for candidates who are being investigated over bets relating to the July 4 election.