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General Election specials are heating up ahead of Thursday's Makerfield by-election. Reform lead the Most Seats market at 13/8 with Ladbrokes, while 2029 or later is evens to be next election year.

Andy Burnham is 1/4 to be the next Labour leader, and next Thursday's Makerfield by-election is the gateway that could trigger the most consequential leadership contest in a generation.

Donald Trump leads the TIME Person of the Year 2026 odds at 3/1, but NYC's Zohran Mamdani, Texas' James Talarico and Pope Leo XIV all share 4/1 in a genuinely open market.

Andy Burnham has publicly admitted his leadership ambitions on Question Time, and the Makerfield by-election on June 18 is his gateway to Westminster. Labour are 1/7 favourites but Reform are closing in.

Tyson Fury’s chances of entering politics appear to have cooled after reports claimed the former heavyweight champion rejected an approach from Reform UK earlier this month.

Andy Burnham is odds-on at 8/13 to be the next Labour leader, and Keir Starmer's departure in 2026 is now a 1/4 favourite as the government crisis reaches its most critical moment yet.

The government's brand new UK Town of Culture 2028 competition has sparked a wave of bids, and industry experts have compiled theoretical odds with Reading leading the way at 4/6.

Betting markets are already live for the 2028 London Mayoral Election, with Reform UK candidate Laila Cunningham currently favourite ahead of three-time winner Sadiq Khan in early odds.

Fresh abdication speculation surrounding King Charles has prompted betting experts to compile theoretical entertainment odds on the monarchy's future.

Wrexham, the Welsh town made globally famous by Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, leads the UK City of Culture 2029 betting market at 4/6 ahead of this year's winner announcement.