Next Labour Leader Odds - Angela Rayner early favourite in next Labour Party leader betting

Sir Keir Starmer was only confirmed as the Labour Party leader less than a year ago, but bookmakers have already opened their Next Labour Leader betting markets for those who enjoy placing long-term political wagers.

Following Labour's heavy loss at the 2019 general election, the party held a leadership election to find a replacement to Jeremy Corbyn.

At the start of April 2020, Sir Keir beat rivals Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy with 56.2% of the vote in the first round, to be confirmed as Labour leader and as a result also becoming the Leader of the Opposition.

There is nothing to suggest Labour are already considering replacing Starmer, but some political betting punters like to place long-term bets, leading to interest in the Next Labour Party Leader odds.

Deputy Leader under Sir Keir, Angela Rayner has served as Shadow First Secretary of State throughout 2020, and has been MP for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015.

In September, she stood in for Keir Starmer at prime minister’s questions when the Labour leader was self-isolating, and was widely thought to have impressed against Boris Johnson.

In late October, the deputy leader was forced to apologise for using the word "scum" during a debate over coronavirus restrictions, but the comments recently made during a speech by Tory MP Chris Clarkson - which led to the deputy speaker reprimanding her for her language - do not appear to have hurt her in the betting.

An MP from 2005-16, Mr Khan has been Mayor of London since 2016.

In recent weeks and months he has been highly critical of the government over their handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

MP for Wigan since 2010, Lisa Nandy has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs since early 2020.

As noted, there is no reason to suggest Labour are considering replacing Starmer already – far from it in fact considering a recent poll put the party ahead of the Conservatives for the first time since Theresa May was prime minister (see below) – but some punters enjoy a long-term political bet, leading to interest in the Next Labour Party leader markets.

There will always be interest in long-term markets such as the Next Labour Leader, but its far too early to predict who will be succeed Sir Keir Starmer.

Angela Rayner has enjoyed a higher profile in recent weeks and its quite easy to make a case for her to be the early frontrunner, but a lot can change in a short space of time in politics, and whether any new contenders move to the front of the market in the coming months remains to be seen.

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