Next Refuk leader after Farrage

Anne Widdecombe is a shocking omission.

But seriously, can they not just transpose the whole of the "Next Conservative Party Leader" Market - and then add in Andrew Tate (for any female floating voters), and Nathan Gill (for the hard core believers).

How have they missed Anne from the list, betfair
compile monkeys are not what they used to be.

You know it's a bad day for Labour when Donnies typing out a whole market himself and trying to make little jokes about the candidates for the next reform leader.

What is it you like to say? Tick tock?

Farage will have to hang around quite some time to get Gill
to follow him, unless his mates Trump, or Putin can
engineer a pardon, or spring him from clink.

Tommy Robinson is a shocking omission.

Tommy Robinson is on the list - but Stephen Yaxley Lennon is not.

All in all (despite the depth of talent available and how good Holly Valance was in Neighbours), he is two of the better candidates on offer and you could do worse than backing him in a Reverse Forecast with himself, to finish 1st & 2nd.

Betfair refusing to add CASEMONEY, mayBe THat means
HE IS ALREADY ONthe list.

I have asked them to add Jim Davidson to the market, he has excellent credentials imo:

Washed up has-been (✓)
Bankruptcy (✓)
Multiple "misunderstandings" with the taxman (✓)
Multiple failed marriages  (✓)
Experienced pantomime performer (✓)
Multiple children by multiple women (all now estranged from him) (✓)
Drink driving conviction (✓)
Investigated for sexual assault (✓)
Doesn't approve of "spicy food" (✓)
Also investigated for ........ (fill in with your own personal favourite choice of crime) (✓)
Big fan of Maggie Thatcher (✓)

He could be a cracking each way bet when more liquidity arrives in the market.

nutcasemoney

Betfair have now been forced to issue a statement advising that they have NOT been hacked:

A Betfair spokesman confirmed that "Although many customers have been in touch to complain, The Next-Reform-Leader market is NOT a joke or a mistake, it is actually a genuine market" - he went on to clarify ....

"It's just a very unfortunate coincidence that this market so closely resembles a cross between the 2026 Strictly Come Dancing market and the 2026 I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! market".

He added, "As an organisation, we cannot be held responsible for the quality of the candidates". He also confirmed that in instances where a named candidate appears in all three markets, trebles will be accepted.

Anton Du Beke has declined to comment officially but confirmed (off the record) that Tommy Robinson's Foxtrot is a marvel to behold.

In a shocking turn of events, the "Next Reform Leader" market was thrown into even more turmoil this afternoon.

The 1970's children's TV character Zippy (from Rainbow) was briefly introduced into the Betfair market and immediately backed in to short priced favouritism; seemingly shrewd punters quickly latched on to his higher level of political experience & superior economic track-record, compared to the other candidates.

Fortunately the confusion was short lived, as it wasn't long before Betfair received an angry telephone complaint from the hysterical, orange coloured loudmouth - and then, not long after that initial complaint from Mr Farage; they also heard from Zippy himself.

Zippy explained the mix-up. Revealing that he'd always had a long-standing ambition to perform with the Moscow State Circus - and that his now quite elderly and easily confused agent had got overly excited when seeing and responding to an advert for a job, to Act as a Puppet for the Russian State.

Betfair confirmed that the 18 year old schoolgirl (that nobody has heard of) has now been restored at the head of the market - and that all bets on Zippy have been voided.

Makes you wonder if they won't eventually have to refund bets on some of the other named runners imo.

WAFLOB

WAFLOB

It's called humour and or satire.

You've lost your sense of humour
You're always on edge, seeing attacks against you that aren't there, stressed out.

Take a breath, relax, take a break from the internet before it breaks you completely.
Find someone offline to talk to.

G'luck

Dont you just love a blocked stalker

Or whimsical too, top post from TM as was the opening post,a rare scintilla of colour in the drabness of the  politics forum.

In another dramatic twist today, The Wizard of OZ ruled himself out of the Reform Leadership market

The Wiz confirmed that a lot of his close associates (including surviving members of The Lollipop Gang) had been encouraging him to campaign, largely based on the astonishing similarities between himself and the current Reform leader.

Fanatical supporters had been keen to point out that they both share an incredible track-record for the clever use of smoke and mirrors to create illusions of substance and depth where there is none.

Additionally highlighting that, The Wiz had made amassed a small personal fortune from fooling huge numbers of people for a very long time.

But the Wiz confirmed that he had to now face up to the reality of another similarity between the two men; that the curtain going back had revealed him to be just a self-serving charlatan; a power hungry, one-man-show, that had been prepared to go to extraordinary lengths of deceit in a personal bid for lasting fame and glory.

In his statement confirming his intention not to run, the aging Wiz confirmed that although he was very proud of sending Dorothy back to where she came from; beyond that, he was just the same as all the other candidates and didn't have any other credible ideas.

It is thought that the Wizard's most ardent supporters will now switch their allegiance to another one-trick-pony - The Horse of Many Colours; in the belief that he is prepared to say absolutely anything to anybody, if he thinks it might be popular or if it is what they want to hear.

Labour Councillors dropping like flies , Tories now polling above them  ,incredible TBH

Further market move for the 6th-form schoolgirl Sienna Churcher

The teenager was already at the head of the market to be Next Reform Leader, based on her years of experience and an unblemished political track-record (in relation to the other candidates).

But last night saw a further significant market move for the schoolgirl; following rumours that she had received the Royal Seal of Approval; a further £2.50 was matched on the little girl hoping to be the next Prime Minister.

Sadly for the punters involved, it turned out to be a misunderstanding, as a spokesman for the Artist Formerly Known As Prince issued a statement:

He confirmed that his client may indeed stated "that he would like to get behind the schoolgirl" - but went on to clarify that in no way were his remarks intended as an endorsement of the teenager's political ambitions.

Churcher herself confirmed that she was completely unaware of the gamble, as it had occurred after her bed-time.

I confess that was me, i was on facebook and seen a post which finished with 'ya skittin me hun? xxxxx' It was only after as i put my specs on i saw it was Selena Karcher. Easy mistake but a costly one as my festive fray bentoes pie is gone down the swannee.

Better luck to all those dabbling in this market,my betting buddy Justin Case reckons he has a bit of info coming up.

Nigel Farage confirms:  A vote for Reform - is a vote to get the Failed Tories back as he concedes he doesn't have anybody fit for government in his own party - and announces plans to do a "reverse-takeover" of the Conservative Party.

How many other Failed Tories will defect and join the list?

So Far:

Lee Anderson
Danny Kruger
Lia Nici
Chris Green
Anne Marie Morris
Graham Simpson
Dame Andrea Jenkyns
Adam Holloway
Maria Caulfield
Nadine Dorries
Ann Widdecombe
Alan Amos
Marco Longhi
Ross Thomson
David Jones
Sir Jake Berry
Henry Smith
Lucy Allan
Aidan Burley
Mark Reckless
Sarah Atherton
Johnathan Gullis

https://x.com/MichaelTakeMP/status/1996124965926511098?s=19

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They need their voters for sure. The Tories were fully exposed as
useless at the last GE and incredibly they still got nearly 7 million votes.
Those people will take some shifting.

Further market move for the 6th-form schoolgirl Sienna Churcher Shocked

The teenager was already at the head of the market to be Next Reform Leader, based on her years of experience and an unblemished political track-record (in relation to the other candidates).

But last night saw a further significant market move for the schoolgirl; following rumours that she had received the Royal Seal of Approval; a further £2.50 was matched on the little girl hoping to be the next Prime Minister.

Sadly for the punters involved, it turned out to be a misunderstanding, as a spokesman for the Artist Formerly Known As Prince issued a statement:

He confirmed that his client may indeed stated "that he would like to get behind the schoolgirl" - but went on to clarify that in no way were his remarks intended as an endorsement of the teenager's political ambitions.

Churcher herself confirmed that she was completely unaware of the gamble, as it had occurred after her bed-time.

You never know.  If Sienna Churcher gets knocked up soon, starts a habit of flashing her gash to distract politicians and displays a disdain for paying the appropriate level of tax she is due she could become 3rd favourite to be the next Prime Minister one day.

yhtl - It was quite entertaining when the Daily Mail (the guardians of the truth!) got taken in by "Mickey Take" Michael Take - the MP for East Dorset.

Many a true word spoken in jest though!

Who is taking over who?

Could there be some Double or even Triple agents?

Is it a double reverse, reverse takeover.

saddo04 Dec 25 17:45Joined: 04 Dec 05 | Topic/replies: 53,585 | Blogger: saddo's blog
They need their voters for sure. The Tories were fully exposed as
useless at the last GE and incredibly they still got nearly 7 million votes.

I know old folk are (at massive expense to the taxpayer) living forever these days saddo - but surely a lot of those 7 million will be dead or (even more) completely gaga by 2029.

Michael still catches a few, and he's a funny guy.

Some good news for Reform (at last!)..in the context of their new slogan: "A Vote for Reform, is a vote to bring back the Failed Tories!"

It's rumoured that Tory Big Beast (lol) Grant Shapps hasn't yet ruled out defecting to Reform.

Shapps, who is probably most famous for chairing James Cleverly's bid to become Conservative Party Leader and then in a botched attempt to manipulate the votes in Cleverley's favour, instead completely scuppered Cleverly's campaign. Handing victory on a plate to a rival candidate (Kemi Badenoch), who's leadership bid his disastrous plan was intended to scupper.

Considering that absolute fiasco, coupled with his inability to count or to manage a spreadsheet, it's thought he could be a valuable addition to Reform as a possible future Chancellor.

Shapps, who was (laughably) handed the title "Right Honourable" for life in 2010, based on his incredible ability to survive so many scandals (despite all of the evidence against him), has an unprecedented and unparalleled level of personal experience in dealing with The Commissioner for Standards; which it's thought could also prove invaluable to Reform.

If he were to join Reform, it has not yet been made clear whether Shapps might just defect in his own (real) name or if he might bring with him Michael Green, Sebastian Fox & Corrine Stockheath. Shapps still denies their existence or any associations with these shady characters but it's rumoured he could be tempted to recognise them if cabinet posts were made available.

Remember: "A Vote for Reform, is a vote to bring back the Failed Tories!"

In terms of Nigel's aspirations to have a Dept of Govt Efficiency (DOGE), this ^could also generate just the kind of headlines and the colossal savings he is looking for:

You simply give cabinet positions to Tommy Robinson, Stephen Yaxley Lennon, Grant Shapps and all his fictional "associates" - that's 6 cabinet posts sorted - obviously Shapps & little Tommy would probably still stiff the taxpayer for at least 6 lots of expenses but you'd only have to pay for 2 chairs!

Do you remember the 80s when 'people power' was applauded by the lefties?
It's happening here now, and they're suddenly not so keen.

https://x.com/DachshundColin/status/1996708414358176039?s=19

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I see it differently.  A vote for Reform is a vote for reform.  If the political party Reform would put a complete fundamental change in our general election process which eliminated government of the majority by minorities they would instantly get my very experienced vote.  Instantly.  At the moment I am giving it serious consideration and I would hazard a hunch that there are a great many people, at the moment silent, like me in the electorate.  To ridicule Reform is one thing, to underestimate their potency and impact would be a mistake.

I'm not underestimating "them" LH.

But "them" is a plural word - I'm asking, who are "they"?

As per the thread title, beyond Farage, who else is there?

The answer to that (imo) is that "they" are actually pretty much just a "him". A solo artist - a figurehead with just one (very popular but also very one-dimensional) policy.

Everybody else that has emerged to create a "them" (if they're not a failed Tory - which they mostly are) has been decidedly unimpressive and to be frank, a bit grubby - dubious past actions, dubious connections, dubious finances, etc. 

Interesting to see if anybody credible or new emerges over the next few years.

They have got 4 years to get their own version of Mastermind Lammy, Abbacus Abbot and flash your gash Rayner.

They?

He's got up to 3 years & 9 months maximum. It could be 1 year.

Where will all the "big guns" and potential cabinet minsters be coming from, in your shrewd opinion?

I suppose they can pick up dregs like the current governetment have. The Sultanas etc...

Big guns as in Gobby Raynor, or the one who just got jailed,
or pervy Mandelson?

or the one who just got jailed,

Who? Gill?

Exactly - so it will almost certainly be yer man Nigel fronting up a rag-tag collection of the failed Tory rejects.
You just can't name which ones yet - because they're all waiting to see which way the wind is blowing at the point in time where they need to make a decision on which ship will best serve their own self-interests.

'You just can't name which ones yet.'
Most people don't care who they are, they'll vote blue or purple regardless.
Join them up and they are unbeatable.

Yup - as suspected - you've just confirmed you'd be happy and willing to re-elect the failed Tory rejects as long as they wear a purple rosette.

It's exactly like I said: A vote for Reform is a Vote for the Failed Tories.

From a guy that will elect failed labour.

The Management doesn't do irony.

Haven’t most of the “failed Tories” not done a runner out of politics?  Many of the ex-ministers certainly appeared to have done so.

You are underestimating how shameless they are imo LH. The regard in which they hold themselves, the arrogance and the complete lack of any sense of embarrassment.

And why would they feel any sense of shame or embarrassment?. You only have to read this very forum - It's perfectly clear that many on here would be willing to welcome them back with open arms (providing they donned a purple rosette), regardless of what they did these past 14 years, the incompetence, the destruction, the shambles and the scandals. Stupid people (by definition) have very short memories.

I see “potty end” is blaming “deep state” for her demise. 

She was right about everything - if only the deep-state and reality hadn't conspired against her

I was wondering yesterday, how much of that recent £9m donation to Reform will have to be used to pay her to prevent her from announcing that she is defecting to them.

  That’s clever.  Do you think she has thought of it?  If someone smart leaked that it would do 1,000 x more damage than any Farage anti-semitism smear.

She might not do too much damage to them - there's only about 7m people in the UK with a mortgage

https://x.com/i/status/1997630421262049340

https://x.com/i/status/1997333738821148866

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A betting move for Robert Jenrick now sees him as the new favourite to be next Reform Leader.

While he's also still the favourite to be next Conservative Leader

In a bid to clarify his loyalties, a source close to the famous crime-fighting Tiktoker confirmed: "There's pretty much nothing Robert wouldn't do to get some attention - but he has ruled out running for next Green Party Leader".

Remember: A vote for Reform, is a vote to bring back the Failed Tories.

No it isn’t.  Thankfully all the “failed” Tories have either fcuked off or been voted out.

https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/politics/market/1.237923639

16 runners - 13 of them are failed tories.

I've stepped in puddles that are deeper than the Reform "talent pool".

Cam you name 5 likely candidates for Nigel's cabinet that won't be failed tories??

No I can’t.  At present I could barely name any potential Reform cabinet.  Can you?
The acquisition of Dorries has very much dampened any enthusiasm I may have had for the Party.

No point starting a new one

(you never know)

Rumours flying round that Farage will announce he is quitting in the next 30 minutes

2026 traded down to 1.15 earlier today.

UK - Party Leaders -- Year Nigel Farage replaced as Reform Leader

4 Runners            £9,689 Matched

			146.5%		51.3%
2026	1.3	1.49	1.5		2	2.02	2.1	£6,316
	£100	£100	£94		£1	£1	£2
2027	2.62	3.3	3.7		990	1000	-	£137
	£4	£17	£3		£2	£2
2028	4	4.1	4.2		90	100	990	£54
	£4	£2	£6		£5	£2	£2
2029 or later	3.1	3.4	3.45		990	1000	-	£3,182
	£189	£10	£6		£2	£2

UK - Party Leaders -- Next Reform Leader

18 Runners            £1,636 Matched

			140.3%		50.2%
Zia Yusuf	3.05	3.1	3.15		7	10.5	12	£177
	£11	£10	£1		£2	£6	£6
Robert Jenrick	1.03	2	3.25		6.6	6.8	7	£372
	£4	£1	£101		£2	£12	£15
Richard Tice	1.02	2	4		12.5	13	1000	£228
	£50	£2	£5		£1	£2	£1
Matt Goodwin	12.5	13	14		29	1000	-	£44
	£20	£3	£2		£1	£1
Sienna Churcher	12.5	13.5	14		50	-	-	£62
	£20	£50	£5		£1
Suella Braverman	13.5	15	15.5		48	65	880	£12
	£4	£17	£4		£2	£2	£2
Rupert Lowe	13.5	14	14.5		50	75	1000	£310
	£3	£1	£3		£10	£15	£1
Holly Valance	18	20	21		120	150	970	£82
	£5	£13	£2		£2	£9	£5
Boris Johnson	4	26	30		200	250	270	£304
	£5	£1	£8		£1	£2	£3
Lee Anderson	8.8	9	26		190	200	430	£24
	£1	£3	£2		£1	£2	£3
Nick Candy	4.6	50	55		860	1000	-	£0
	£8	£5	£1		£1	£1
Tommy Robinson	40	50	55		470	480	-	£20
	£15	£5	£2		£1	£1
Nadhim Zahawi	40	60	65		760	850	-	£0
	£1	£4	£3		£1	£2
James McMurdock	4	5.1	70		920	-	-	£0
	£4	£6	£4		£1
Jacob Rees Mogg	4	11.5	80		830	880	-	£0
	£4	£9	£4		£1	£1
Ben Habib	4	15.5	100		620	670	-	£0
	£4	£4	£3		£1	£2
Priti Patel	4	22	100		670	710	-	£0
	£4	£2	£3		£1	£1
Sarah Pochin	8.4	8.6	30		250	290	-	£0
	£5	£6	£2		£1	£1

1.73 on here.....hope you have lumped on ....u seem confident

I still fancy Sienna Churcher.




And now she's 18 or 19, they can't touch me for it!