Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s police bodyguards have been arrested over alleged bets on the date of Britain’s national election made before it was announced. In Britain, bets can be placed on any event which includes election dates.
So the Gambling Commission of the country suspects that this security guard to the prime minister had pre-knowledge of the election date which has been kept secret. The police officer will be charged with misconduct because cheating by acting on inside information is a criminal offense.
What are your thoughts?
My thought is that the bodyguard is truly unprofessional and if found guilty, he has to face disciplinary actions. I don't think such a bodyguard can be trusted in such a sensitive role anymore and this will forever be a dent to his career. You can imagine the person guarding the prime minister of the UK, that's very good luck and an enviable career which no one should jeopardise.
If at all he wanted to gamble such, he should have planned it to the point that none of his family members would be employed for the job, but a very distant friend who can keep it a secret and bet it as if nothing happened. He is a security officer, so he should know better than this.