Politicians 'bombarded' by betting industry lobbying have created a gambling culture in Westminster, experts have warnedSir Philip Davies, Kevin Hollinrake and Craig Williams have disclosed contributions worth £72,860 from betting firms and their directors, analysis of the register of members’ financial interests found.
Sir Philip, Mr Hollinrake and Mr Williams are among a number of Tory and Labour figures who have become embroiled in aHe said he has been contacted by the Gambling Commission, the industry regulator, as part of its investigation. The GB News host, who is married to cabinet minister Esther McVey, has registered more than £69,000 worth of contributions from the gambling sector including two second jobs and horse racing tickets.
Sir Philip was also paid £49,980 in 2020 by Entain – a large betting firm that owns Coral and Ladbrokes – for “providing advice on responsible gambling and customer service”.Mr Hollinrake said earlier this week that he had bet on the Conservatives winning the election, but added that gambling on the result of his constituency would be “wrong”.
: “Politicians are bombarded both by the overwhelming advertising that we all see and by gambling industry political lobbying.“To clean up politics, sport and our high streets we need to go back to the old ‘permitted but not promoted’ way of regulating gambling.” They added: “Any hospitality is consistent with the parliamentary rules and is fully declared and transparent.”
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