A General Election could lead to yet another hung parliament according to the latest betting as the expectations of an imminent vote reach fever pitch.
Boris Johnson suffered a blow as soon as he took to his feet on the resumption of parliament on Tuesday as one of his MPs Phillip Lee made his way to opposition benches to join the Liberal Democrats, wiping out the government’s slim majority of 1 in the process.
The chances of a general election have plunged into 1/8 from 2/5 with BoyleSports over the past 48 hours, but the betting also points to another mathematical dilemma on the other side of a potential vote, with no party being backed to command a Commons majority.
A no overall majority outcome has been backed into 8/13 from 4/5, while both main parties are on the drift, seeing little support from punters of taking full control of the house. The Conservative Party are 6/4 from 11/10, while the chances of Jeremy Corbyn leading a majority Labour government are out at 12/1 from 10/1.
The to and fro in the House of Commons looks even more likely now to lead to an election, with the Tory majority making the situation look even more unstable. The arithmetic on the other side of a vote could be very interesting however, especially if the new wave of punters...
*Prices correct at time of publication.
Boris Johnson suffered a blow as soon as he took to his feet on the resumption of parliament on Tuesday as one of his MPs Phillip Lee made his way to opposition benches to join the Liberal Democrats, wiping out the government’s slim majority of 1 in the process.
The chances of a general election have plunged into 1/8 from 2/5 with BoyleSports over the past 48 hours, but the betting also points to another mathematical dilemma on the other side of a potential vote, with no party being backed to command a Commons majority.
A no overall majority outcome has been backed into 8/13 from 4/5, while both main parties are on the drift, seeing little support from punters of taking full control of the house. The Conservative Party are 6/4 from 11/10, while the chances of Jeremy Corbyn leading a majority Labour government are out at 12/1 from 10/1.
The to and fro in the House of Commons looks even more likely now to lead to an election, with the Tory majority making the situation look even more unstable. The arithmetic on the other side of a vote could be very interesting however, especially if the new wave of punters...
are right in backing no overall majority into 8/13 from 4/5 this week.""
*Prices correct at time of publication.
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