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Hello and welcome to Coffey House Shots. I'm James Seal.

I'm joined today by the Spectators political editor Katie Balls

and James Kanagasaur and the chief research officer at Focal Data.

Now, first of all, Katie, just had some breaking news that the Conservative Party has suspended

two of its candidates following the betting scandal, Craig Williams and Laura Sanders.

Tell us more.

Yeah, so this betting row has been brewing

since last week.

Actually, no, since before last week.

You know, a week is a long time in politics.

Clearly, I cannot cope.

But, you know, it actually goes back to a few weeks when Ritchie Sunax PPS Craig Williams,

it was an answer who's being investigated by the gambling commission over a bet on a July election,

placed just a few days before Ritchie Sunet called one. At the time that

quickly I think travelled online with lots of people saying the story is just crazy.

Is it really the case you know know, one of Ritchie's,

closest aides in the sense, your PPS tends to,

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