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LeftishBrit

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5. Surprised

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sun Oct 12, 2014, 02:51 AM

Oct 2014

The Tory and LibDem predictions were what I'd have expected - I am not sure that I think that these are going to be the next leaders, but they'd be the first to come to mind. But as regards Labour leader, I thought of either Andy Burnham or Alan Johnson (the latter because some rebel MPs had been proposing him as an alternative to Ed Miliband). But I have to say that there doesn't really seem to be any one obvious person.

However, the bookies are often more accurate in their predictions than the media, so we shall see!

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Without looking, whom do you think the bookmakers have as favourite for the next Labour leader? [View all] muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 OP

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No, but we could have had a Prime Minister called Major-Ball... LeftishBrit Oct 2014 #6

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I've no idea either; but they all agree, and the odds are fairly clear for all of them muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #4

Surprised LeftishBrit Oct 2014 #5

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