Odds on hung parliament cut, will Clegg side with the Conservatives?
Paddy Power have just cut their odds on a hung Parliament from 5/2 to 9/4.
And the bookmaker is offering odds of 10/11 that Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg refuses to side with either.
It's 7/4 he side with the Conservatives and 3/1 he chooses Labour, according to Paddy Power.
Paddy Power said: "The campaigning has begun in earnest but this time around punters aren't just concentrating on the usual Tory v Labour debate, it seems that the Lib Dems might be power brokers too, I wonder just how hard a ball Nick Clegg will play".
For those interested in the details here are Paddy Power's full odds:
Overall Majority?
1/3 Conservative Majority
12/1 Labour Majority
9/4 Hung Parliament
Who will Lib Dems support in a hung Parliament?
(Bets void if no hung parliament)
10/11 Neither Labour nor Conservative
7/4 Conservative
3/1 Labour
Conservative Seats?
100/1 Under 100
80/1 100-150
40/1 151-200
18/1 201-250
10/1 251-300
7/4 301-350
6/5 351-400
3/1 401-450
12/1 Over 450
Labour Seats?
4/1 Under 150
5/4 150-200
6/4 201-250
5/1 251-300
12/1 301-350
33/1 351-400
50/1 Over 400
Date of Next Election
125/1 Jan
40/1 Feb
2/1 March
8/1 April
4/11 May
10/1 June
Next PM after Brown?
1/10 David Cameron
4/1 Alan Johnson
12/1 Harriet Harman
14/1 David Miliband
18/1 Peter Mandelson
50/1 Nick Clegg
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