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An election-betting scandal is sending the Tory campaign into freefall. The latest blow to the Conservatives comes as some polls predict a wipeout for the party on July 4. The FT’s Whitehall editor Lucy Fisher is joined by Political Fix regulars Stephen Bush and Jim Pickard to discuss this latest blow in a campaign littered with blunders. Plus, the team analyses the effect of the Reform party on the Tory vote and what might happen after the election. Follow Lucy on X: @LOS_Fisher, Jim @PickardJE. Stephen @stephenkbWant more? Free links:Unusual burst of bets preceded Rishi Sunak’s election announcement‘Every Tory I know is angry’: betting scandal sends election campaign into ‘freefall’Potential routes forward for the Tories post-electionTory leadership hopefuls jostle to replace Rishi SunakKeir Starmer: ‘People need hope, but it needs to be realistic hope’Sketchy Politics: the extinction election?Sign up here for 30 free days of Stephen Bush's Inside Politics newsletter, winner of the World Association of