Cleverly: Betting scandal distracts from important issues
Candidates from a number of parties are being investigated. I would much prefer that in this campaign we were talking about the choice facing voters at this election, about the choice between a Conservative government which is going to reduce their taxes and Labour government, which is inevitably going to put their taxes up, a Conservative government. Are you, are you therefore worried you're not getting that message out because of these allegations? Well, as I say, the choice is between a party that takes border control seriously and a party that is now paying lip service to it just because there's an election. And I would prefer to be talking exclusively. About that choice, choice to do more police officers and fewer police officers under Labour. And of course this distracts the conversation away from the really important issues. It is important we are going to let the Gambling Commission do its work, but as I say, I'd much prefer to be talking about the low tax choice under Conservative and the high tax choice under Labour.