Anthony Lee is on the left and is wearing a dark blue shirt and has short black hair. Laura Lee is on the right and has shoulder-length brown hair and is wearing a dark top and a necklace.
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Anthony Lee and his wife Laura pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday

ByRichard WheelerPolitical reporter
  • Published23 October 2026, 16:23 BST
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The Conservatives' former director of campaigning and his wife have received suspended prison sentences after they admitted to cheating at gambling by placing bets on the date of the 2024 general election.

Anthony Lee used "inside information" emerging from a private meeting called by then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to bet on the general election date months before it took place, Southwark Crown Court heard.