Ed Balls has been cut from 10/1 to 8/1 to be next Labour leader by Ladbrokes after last night’s debate.
Andy Burnham’s price has lengthened from 12/1 to 16/1. David Miliband remains the favourite at 7/4-on.
Ladbrokes are also now offering 10/1-on that the next Labour leader “will be a Miliband”.
The latest prices for all five candidates are:
David Miliband 4/7
Ed Miliband 5/2
Ed Balls 8/1
Andy Burnham 16/1
Diane Abbott 25/1
Alex Smith
Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband.
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