Andrew Marr Betting - Emma Barnett Odds are Strong to Replace Marr on Sunday Mornings on the BBC

Andrew Marr Betting - Emma Barnett Odds are Strong to Replace Marr on Sunday Mornings on the BBC
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  • The Andrew Marr Show has been on air since 2005
  • Emma Barnett is 3/1 Favourite according to bookmakers to replace Marr
  • Eddie Mair is 12/1 to Switch seats with Marr according to bookies
  • Newsnight Presenters dominate the potential replacements in the betting

Andrew Marr is leaving the BBC to 'get his own voice' back and will be vacating the show in his name he has presented on Sunday mornings since 2005 for pastures new.

It will leave quite a gap after all that time and now the race is one to find who will replace the former Independent Editor and BBC Political Editor

Betting sites have provided odds on potential replacements and make Emma Barnett the favourite at this stage to take the seat. The current BBC Radio 4 presenter, hailing from Manchester is just 3/1 to be the next anchor for the weekend show

Who Will Replace Andrew Marr Betting Odds


Current Position Odds Probability
Emma Barnett Newsnight Presenter (BBC2) 4.5 (7/2) 22.22%
Kirsty Wark Newsnight 9 (8/1) 11.11%
Mishal Husain News at Ten 10 (9/1) 10%
Eddie Mair LBC Presenter 13 (12/1) 3.85%
Emily Maitlis Newsnight Anchor (BBC2) 13 (12/1) 3.85%


4 of the Top 5 Potential replacements for Andrew Marr according to bookmakers are female presenters with Emma Barnett the stand out 7/2 favourite for the seat.
Nigel Skinner - Political Betting Expert - OLBG.com

The Contenders

Who are the top 5 contenders to replace Andrew Marr in the Sunday morning BBC 1 political hot-seat?

Emma Barnett

Emma Barnett is a reporter and broadcaster from Manchester, England. She has been the main presenter of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour since January 2021, and she is a regular presenter on BBC Two's Newsnight. After three years for LBC, Barnett moved to BBC Radio 5 Live in 2014.

Kirsty Wark

Kirsty Wark FRSE is a Scottish journalist, newsreader, and television presenter who joined the BCC originally back in 1976 - she has been a regular Newsnight presenter and also front the Newsnight Review for many years

Mishal Husain

Mishal Husain hails from Northampton and has already presented the Andrew Marr Show in the host's absence on the BBC in the past. One of the main presenters on BBC Radio 4's  Today she is also the main presenter on News at Ten on Sunday's

Eddie Mair

Eddie Mair has occasionally presented Newsnight on the BBC. The Dundee born broadcaster currently has his own weekday afternoon show on LBC

Emily Maitlis

Canadian-born British Journalist Emily Maitlis is the lead anchor of BBC Two's news and current affairs programme Newsnight, and also covers elections for the BBC in UK, US and Europe.

Mishal Husain could be a good bet for Marr'sreplacement having hosted the show in his absence in the past, bookmakers have her chance at 9/1 to fill Marr's shoes.
Nigel Skinner - Political Betting Expert - OLBG.com

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