Corbyn’s no longer the “Next PM” betting favourite as punters evaluate the week’s big developments
Betdata.io chart of movement on the Betfair exchange
Gove now in the number one slot
With LAB so far losing more of its MPs to TIG than CON then the ability of Corbyn to force an election though mounting a confidence vote has declined a notch. More exits mean fewer MPs who take the Labour whip puts the LAB leader in Commons arithmetic terms in a worse position.
I’ve never really seen why Corbyn should be favourite here because if things follow their predicted course then the next PM will be a Tory.
Gove, whose recent big Commons speech, had fellow MPs talking about him once again in leadership terms, has edged up a bit more.
Sajid Javid now at 9% has got a small boost from him stripping Shamima Begum of her UK citizenship. I’m not so sure on this. It made him look like a crowd pleaser – he appeared just too willing to follow the headlines.