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Has ‘gamblegate’ become ridiculous?

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In This Episode

We are now two weeks into the political betting saga. Since our last episode, Keir Starmer has suspended a Labour candidate who bet on himself losing. How damaging is ‘gamblegate’ – and has it gone too far? 

Cindy Yu speaks to Katy Balls and Stephen Bush, columnist and associate editor at the Financial Times.

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