Ladbrokes today updates its odds for the inevitable Lib Dem leadership race, and - irritatingly for the Tories - Nick Clegg is the clear frontrunner. Some odds:
Nick Clegg 4/5Of the above, I suspect the Cheeky Girl would do quite well. But it is their funeral....Chris Huhne 3/1
David Laws 8/1
Ed Davey 10/1
Simon Hughes 12/1
Charles Kennedy 16/1
Alistair Carmichael 16/1
Vincent Cable 16/1
Lembit Opik 16/1
Paddy Ashdown 25/1
Gabriela Irimia 500/1
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Praguetory
October 14th, 2007 10:58pm Report this commentIrritating? Really? Numbers 3 and 4 on that list look a lot more credible, but I am not sure that the Dems will "benefit" from another change of leader no matter who takes over.
Praguetory
October 14th, 2007 11:00pm Report this commentPS - I stand to make money no matter when Ming leaves between now and June.
Mike
October 15th, 2007 4:41pm Report this commentMing's not going to go easily, Elspeth still hankers after the status, ministerial car and state functions with the Queen... Could get nasty, so, er a bit like the defenestration of Kennedy
Giuliano
October 15th, 2007 5:17pm Report this commentActually, Clegg is the man the Tories need--to win, they will have to create a mirror image of 1997--where Labour sympathizers voted Lib Dem in areas where the contest was LD versus Tory. That happened because of the similar profiles Blair and Ashdown adopted at that time. Also, Clegg is much more likely to choose to cooperate w/ Cameron in a hung parliament.
Praguetory
October 15th, 2007 6:47pm Report this commentAnother bet comes in. Just need my 70 to 1 on Cameron to be the only current leader standing come the next GE to come in for a hat trick of political bets.
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