BROWN BACKED TO QUIT
GORDON BROWN has been backed from 6/4 to 5/4 with William Hill to be out of office before the General Election takes place - and is 4/7 to lead Labour into the Election.
‘Punters only want to back Brown to have left office before the Election at the moment’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Labour are now out to 14/1 with William Hill - the longest odds they have been since coming to power – to win the next General Election with an overall majority while the Tories are 1/3, the shortest price they have been since losing power, with a Hung Parliament offered at 5/2.
WILLIAM HILL have also cut their odds for Harriet Harman to succeed Gordon Brown from 8/1 to 7/1 joint second favourite after she was backed to become the next Labour leader after rumours spread that she has been canvassing party members to assess her own standing in the race to take over when Brown eventually quits.
LATEST WILLIAM HILL ODDS TO SUCCEED GORDON BROWN AS LABOUR LEADER…..6/4 Alan Johnson; 7/1 Harriet Harman; David Miliband; 8/1Peter Mandelson; 10/1 Ed Miliband; 12/1 Cruddas; Purnell; 16/1 Balls, Burnham, Straw.
BROWN TO LEAD LABOUR INTO GENERAL ELECTION………5/4 NO; 4/7 YES
TO WIN OVERALL MAJORITY AT NEXT GENERAL ELECTION…..1/3 Conservatives; 5/2 No Overall Majority; 14/1 Labour
