51 h. ago Welsh MS charged with betting offences pulls out of next Senedd election

MS Russell George said he will fight to clear his name

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68 h. ago Welsh Tory to quit at next Senedd poll to fight general election betting charges

Russell George, who is among 15 people under investigation, says he wants to focus on clearing his nameA Welsh politician who is among 15 people charged after bets were placed on the timing of the 2024 general election is to quit at the next Senedd election. Russell George, the Conservative member for Montgomeryshire, said he was withdrawing his candidacy to stand in next year’s election to focus on clearing his name. The Senedd member was one of a number of people linked to the Conservative party reported to have made bets on the election date, which was called by then-prime minister Rishi Sunak. Senedd Conservative leader Darren Millar withdrew the whip from George last week after the Gambling Commission announced the charges, meaning he now sits as an independent within the Welsh parliament.George, 50, said in a statement on Tuesday: “I was shocked and surprised to have been informed by the Gambling Commission that I am facing charges for cheating. “To be clear, I have never chea...

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1 week ago Rishi Sunak's former aide among 15 people charged with betting offences following 'cheat' probe into wagers placed on date of general election

Craig Williams, who was the ex-prime minister's parliamentary private secretary until last summer, has been charged with offences under the Gambling Act 2005.

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1 week ago Fifteen people charged for placing bets on date of last year's general election

The Gambling Commission said that the people had been charged with betting offences.

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1 week ago Former Welsh MP and current Senedd member charged with gambling offences

Former Montgomeryshire MP Craig Williams was a close aide to Rishi Sunak

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1 week ago BREAKING: Former Tory MP and 14 others charged with gambling offences over bets on 2024 election date

Former Tory MP Craig Williams and 14 others have been charged with gambling offences following an investigation into bets placed on the timing of the 2024 General Election

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2 w. ago Dad says Welsh holiday is like 'jetting off to Barbados' after 'surprise charge'

Mark Hayward had booked a special family getaway at a Haven holiday park - but was left reeling by an extra charge

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2 w. ago Parking charges reintroduced at Welsh beach and people are not happy

Many have said the charges could cause parking pressures in other parts of the town

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3 w. ago Russell Brand reveals why his marriage to Katy Perry ended and praises his 'beloved' wife Laura in post just a day before he was charged with rape

Brand, 49, who is believed to living in the US, was today charged with five sex offences against four different women alleged to have taken place between 1999 and 2005.

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4 w. ago 'Loverboy' lag who had flings with two female prison workers on the run from police

Harri Pullen, 27, is on the run from police in Wales who want him in connection to alleged drug offences. Four women, aged between their 20s and 50s, have been arrested for helping him run-away

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4 w. ago Cardiff woman charged in relation to police probe into stalking of family of Madeleine McCann

The charge relates to an alleged offence between May 3, 2024 and February 21, 2025. Another woman has already been charged with four counts of stalking in relation to the same investigation

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