By Jessica Frank-Keyes James Cleverly has said he had “no reason to believe” any cabinet ministers placed a bet on the timing of the general election. The home secretary told Sky News he would not defend any Tories who were found to have placed bets on the election date. It comes after the Conservative Party’s chief data officer Nick Mason has taken a leave of absence after the Sunday Times published allegations that he had placed bets on the date the election would be held. The Gambling Commission is investigating Mason, alongside Tony Lee, the party’s director of campaigns, and his wife Laur…