Several sources have claimed today that Rishi Sunak is planning to fix the parlous state of UK debt by investing the NHS annual budget at the bookies.
Following a recent spate of high profile political bets - including the billionaire PM himself betting 1000 pounds on deporting vulnerable asylum seekers to Rwanda - senior Tories are said to be pushing for ‘one last throw of the dice’.
Given that the odds of the Tories winning the next General Election are currently 1000-1, several economists close to Rishi Sunak are said to have outlined how even a 1000 pound bet on the forthcoming election could deliver a cool 1 million in winnings!
While some backbenchers have pointed to the poor betting record of recent Conservative governments – such as David Cameron putting everything on red at the Brexit referendum (it came up black) – several Tory ministers are said to be highly enthusiastic:
‘We think investing the entire NHS Budget at the bookies is a genius idea. If we get this right, we can pay off the entire UK debt forever when we win the General Election – and what a great campaign slogan that is!’
Ladbrokes, William Hill and Paddy Power have all been approached for comment.
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