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- Ros Atkins has shot into the betting as the 1/6 favourite to Replace Marr on Sunday morning
- Sophie Raworth was also not quoted last week but jumps into the betting as second favourite
- Former favourite Emma Barnett now just 10/1 with bookmakers
- Emily Maitlis odds trimmed from 12/1 into 13/2
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.
As a long-standing presenter of the show named after himself, it will be quite a job finding his replacement
Ros Atkins was nowhere to be seen when the betting opened but the BBC World News presenter has been introduced as an option and immediately made the 1/6 favourite with bookies for the job, ahead of another newcomer to the betting Senior newsreader Sophie Raworth at just over 3/1
Betting sites made Emma Barnett the favourite initially to take the seat last week. The current BBC Radio 4 presenter, hailing from Manchester was just 3/1 to be the next anchor for the weekend show but has seen her odds drift and Atkins and Raworth entered the betting and Emily Maitlis found betting support
Who Will Replace Andrew Marr Betting Odds?
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Current Position | Odds | Probability |
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| Ros Atkins | BBC World News | 1.17 (1/6) | 85% |
| Sophie Raworth | Senior Newsreader | 4.24 (13/4) | 23% |
| Emily Maitlis | Newsnight Anchor (BBC2) | 7.5 (13/2) | 13.33% |
| Emma Barnett | Newsnight Presenter (BBC2) | 11 (10/1) | 9.09% |
| Kirsty Wark | Newsnight | 11 (10/1) | 9.09% |
| Mishal Husain | News at Ten | 12 (11/1) | 8.33% |
| Eddie Mair | LBC Presenter | 13 (12/1) | 3.85% |
Who are the top 5 contenders to replace Andrew Marr in the Sunday morning BBC 1 political hot-seat?
Ros Atkins
Former British Airways DJ Ros Atkins joined the BBC in 2001 as news producers on BBC Radio 5 Live which took him eventually to the World Service before eventually switching to BBC TV with World Have Your Say on BBC World News. He has most recently, among other project been seen presenting BBC World News and programs on the BBC News Channel.
Sophie Raworth
As a Senior Newsreader and one of the main presenters on BBC News at Six and News at Ten, Sophie Raworth also has Crimewatch in her gig list along with previous presenting duties on consumer affairs show Watchdog. She joined the BBC in 1992, and has moved through the ranks on BBC Breakfast news to the elite presenting positions when holds today
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.
