A 2019 general election moves up in the betting as the pressure mounts on TMay
Betdata.io chart of movement on the Betfair exchange
One of the big political betting movements this afternoon has been on the timing of the next general election as can been from the chart. As far as I can see the reasoning is that TMay’s time at Number 10 is moving to a conclusion with much talk of a leadership contest before the summer break.
The only problem is that a new PM and leader would face exactly the same challenges that Mrs. May has struggled with over getting Commons agreement on an exit deal. It might be that her successor would seek to break the parliamentary deadlock by going to the country.
The problem with this is that calling a general election is exactly what the incumbent did in 2017 and ended up with fewer cON MPs and no overall majority. Would a new leader be prepared to gamble his or her new job?
Also would the next CON leader go to the country in the aftermath of Farage’s likely success in tomorrow’s Euros?
Whatever everything is deadlocked and something has to give.