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Penny Mordaunt remains favourite ahead of Rishi Sunak to replace Boris Johnson with Prime Minister set to resign

by LLB political Reporter
7th Jul 22 9:57 am

With Boris Johnson set to resign as Prime Minister, Penny Mordaunt is the 5/1 favourite to be the next Conservative leader, with Rishi Sunak 6/1.

The Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s odds to succeed Johnson have shortened to 13/2 from 9/1 overnight, while Liz Truss (8/1), Sajid Javid (9/1) and Nadhim Zahawi (10/1) remain other contenders.

Betfair Exchange: Next Conservative leader after Boris Johnson

Penny Mordaunt: 5/1

Rishi Sunak: 6/1

Ben Wallace: 13/2 (was 9/1 on Wednesday)

Liz Truss: 8/1

Sajid Javid: 9/1

Nadhim Zahawi: 10/1

Jeremy Hunt: 13/1

Tom Tugendhat: 15/1

Michael Gove: 21/1

Betfair Exchange: Overall majority at next General Election

No Overall Majority: 4/5

Conservative Majority: 11/4

Labour Majority: 9/2

Betfair Exchange: Year of next General Election

2022: 8/1

2023: 4/1

2024 or later: 1/3

Betfair spokesperson Sam Rosbottom said, “With Boris Johnson set to resign as Prime Minister today, Penny Mordaunt is the 5/1 favourite to replace him as Conservative leader, with Rishi Sunak 6/1.

“However, odds on Ben Wallace to succeed Johnson have been slashed to 13/2 from 9/1 overnight, while Liz Truss is 8/1. Looking at when the next General Election could be, 2024 or later is odds-on at 1/3, with 2023 4/1 and 2022 8/1.”

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