Alun Craig Williams is a British politician who was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from October 2022 until June 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff North from 2015 to 2017, when he was defeated for reelection by the Labour Party's Anna McMorrin. In 2019, Williams was elected as the MP for Montgomeryshire.
On 12 June 2024, the 2024 general election date betting scandal began when it became known that Williams had placed a £100 bet that the 2024 general election would be held in July, three days before its date was announced.
The bet was referred to the Gambling Commission to determine whether Williams had placed the bet based on confidential information, which could constitute a criminal offence. On 25 June 2024, the Conservative Party announced it was withdrawing support for Williams’s candidacy in the election, and that should he be elected he would not be granted the Conservative whip.
