Tories are losing bet
The betting scandal engulfing the Tories should be another nail in the coffin of this tawdry and discredited government.
Two Conservative candidates are being investigated for allegedly using privileged information to place bets on the timing of the election. The party’s campaign director has taken leave of absence following similar claims. Once again the Conservatives stand accused of behaving as though the rules only apply to other people.
It was the same when they broke lockdown laws while others were unable to visit loved ones in care homes or attend funerals. And it was the same when they used the pandemic to hands contracts worth millions of pounds to cronies and donors.
If Rishi Sunak cared about standards in public life he would have acted immediately when reports of insider betting emerged. The PM has failed to suspend the candidates while an inquiry takes place and refused to launch an investigation to discover if other staff were involved. He is not just morally blinkered but also pathetically weak.
Impacted truth
If Labour are elected to power one of the first crises they will have to address is the dire state of dentistry.
Some 12 million people are unable to get NHS dental treatment. As a result many are living with pain or resorting to DIY treatment. This is the consequence of the Conservatives imposing a real terms £1billion cut to dental services over the past decade. The funding crisis has led to a staffing crisis.
In the past four years the number of dentists leaving the NHS has risen by third. Yet again Labour must rescue a public service brought low by Tory neglect.
Lions take nap
They Kane, they scored but England didn’t conquer.
The Three Lions need to put the disappointing draw with Denmark behind them and roar to victory against Slovenia on Tuesday.