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Labour suspends candidate over gambling commission investigation

Kevin Craig, candidate for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, suspended as Tories drop support for two hopefuls in election betting U-turn

Labour has suspended one of its general election candidates as the party was drawn into the controversy surrounding betting on the date of the general election.

Kevin Craig, Labour’s Central Suffolk and North Ipswich candidate, has been “administratively” suspended after Labour was told by the gambling commission that an investigation has been launched into one of the party’s candidates.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Kevin Craig, candidate for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, suspended as Tories drop support for two hopefuls in election betting U-turnLabour has suspended one of its general election candidates as the party was drawn into the controversy surrounding betting on the date of the general election.Kevin Craig, Labour’s Central Suffolk and North Ipswich candidate, has been “administratively” suspended after Labour was told by the gambling commission that an investigation has been launched into one of the party’s candidates. Continue reading…