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cheese
21 Jun 26 10:08
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1.04 currently. That has to be the biggest lay value I've seen this year by far.

A majority of recent leadership contests for PM/party leader have been won by outsiders no one expected. Also generally speaking the assassin doesn't become king.

Burnham is popular, I'll likely vote for him with some reservations, but 95%+? That's ridiculous given the volatility in British politics.

Worth adding there's a significant arb at polymarket. Pretty close to free money, though technically there's a tiny chance this drags on till december in which case polymarket settles differently from betfair, but it is pretty close to it.
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Report alun2005 June 21, 2026 10:35 AM BST
I seem to recall David Davis was 1.0x to become Tory leader without so much as a contest nearly 20 years ago, until the media, as one, decided they wanted a contest and furthermore that David Cameron was the greatest thing since "Strangeways Here We Come".

Davis was beaten out of sight.

Pretty sure that Ken Clarke was also perilously short odds to win the Tory leadership contests eventually won by William Hague , AND later by Iain D S.
Report Gin June 21, 2026 11:38 AM BST
John Major was 33/1 to be next leader after Maggie - I know because I had a few quid on it (it was probably the last time I had a winner!Laugh).
Report Cider June 21, 2026 1:04 PM BST
I have had Boris Johnson, David Millipede and Zia lays matched over the last couple of days Grin

Zia only 79p, but I'll take it.
Report cheese June 21, 2026 9:18 PM BST
Ty alun and gin I didn't even know about those two. That's bonkers.
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