The latest bookmaker odds suggest the Conservative party has a mountain to climb if it is to avoid a huge defeat on July 4th.
Labour are close to 90% likely to Win the Most Seats in the 2024 General Election even at the best prices available through oddschecker.
One crumb of comfort for the Conservative party, however, might lie in the latest betting trends through oddschecker, which indicate that punters remain at least a little speculative about the outcome - perhaps owing to the short prices on offer for Labour.
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In the last 24 hours, Labour have taken the majority of the bets in the most seats market (57%), yet Conservative have still accounted for nearly 29%. That's despite them being as long as 12/1 in the market (5/1 shortest).
In a public address at 5pm from Downing Street yesterday, Rishi Sunak confirmed rumours that a general election would be held on Thursday 4th July.
Throughout the day, UK bookmakers had been slashing odds for there to be a General Election between July and September.
If you want to stay ahead of the game it's worth closely following the British Politics markets through oddschecker over the next six weeks.
Current Prime Minister Sunak began his first day on the campagin trail in Derbyshire, with Keir Starmer - big favourite to be the next PM - starting in Kent.
