Politics By Graham Sharpe
Farron Away Best Result For Years
THE LIB DEMS have handed bookmakers William Hill their best political betting result since the Scottish Referendum by winning the Richmond Park by -election.
'Since the Scottish Referendum every significant political betting event has been going in favour nof political punters' said Hill' spokesman Graham Sharpe.'Brexit and Donald Trump were both brilliant results for a majority of our customers, but at last we've clawed a few quid back, courtesy of the latest Lib Dem revival.'
Zac Goldsmith had attracted over 50% of all best staked and over 70% of all the money staked on the outcome with Hills, but - once again - the underdog prevailed as the Lib Dems landed the odds of 12/5 to win the seat, defeating the 1/3 favourite. Goldmsith is now 20/1 with Hills to return to the Conservative Party and become an MP for them before the next General Election after undergoing his second successive disappointment at the ballot box..
William Hill have now made the Lib Dems an odds-on shot at 8/11(57% chance) to boost their complement of seats to 12 or more at the next General Election. And Tim Farron has been installed as the joint safest major Party leader by Hills who make Jeremy Corbyn the 2/1 favourite to be the first to stand down as leader, ahead of 5/2 Paul Nuttall; 7/2 Theresa May, with Tim Farron and Nicola Sturgeon each quoted at 6/1.
The Lib Dems have been backed down to 28/1 with Hills to win an overall majority at the next General Election, while the Tories are 8/11 favourites to do likewise, with Labour 6/1 and Ukip 40/1.
HOW MANY SEATS FOR LIB DEMS AT NEXT GENERAL ELECTION?.......7/1 FIVE or fewer; 11/8 Six to Eleven; 8/11 TWELVE or more.
WHEN WILL NEXT GENERAL ELECTION TAKE PLACE?...4/5 2020; 5/4 2017; 8/1 2018; 14/1 2019.
Graham Sharpe, Media Relations Director
Tel +44 (0)7803 233702
Email gsharpe@williamhill.co.uk
Next Labour Leader – Rebecca Long-Bailey Drifts After Announcement
Rebecca Long-Bailey has drifted out from 2/1 to 9/4 after announcing that she is running for the Labour leadership. Keir Starmer is the 8/11 red hot favourite.
Next Labour Leader: Market Suggests Three Horse Race
William Hill can report a solid move for Kier Starmer this morning and he is now the red hot 4/9 favourite (from 4/7) to replace Jeremy Corbyn as the leader of the Labour party. Rebecca Long Bailey is the 7/2 second favourite, with Lisa Nandy 12/1. The big drifter is Yvette Cooper who has double in price from 8/1 to 16/1 as it looks increasingly unlikely that she will run.
Yvette Cooper Halved In Price For Labour Leadership
In the last 48hrs William Hill has halved the price of Yvette Cooper becoming the next leader of the Labour party from 16/1 to 8/1. As a result Yvette Cooper is now the fourth favourite behind Keir Starmer (7/4), Rebecca Long-Bailey (9/4) and Lisa Nandy (6/1).