Next Labour leader odds and polls as Burnham takes early lead for PM
Next Labour leader odds and polls as Burnham takes early lead for PM
Here's how much you could win with a bet on Burnham
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Add us as preferred source Comments By Jonathan Walker, Whitehall Editor 14:31, Mon, Jun 22, 2026 Updated: 14:33, Mon, Jun 22, 2026 
A one pound bet on Andy Burnham replacing Keir Starmer would now win you just a penny, according to Ladbrokes. That’s how strong a favourite Mr Burnham is to become Labour leader and Prime Minister. The former mayor of Manchester announced his Labour leadership bid on Monday afternoon, and the bookies slashed odds on him winning to just 1/100.
Wes Streeting, the former health secretary, announced he will not stand. Mr Burnham was the favourite anyway, but Mr Streeting was previously seen as the only candidate with any chance of beating him. Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “No one is going to stand in Andy Burnham’s way, if the latest odds are anything to go by.”
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Ladbrokes Latest Betting - Next Labour leader
Andy Burnham - 1/100
Al Carns - 40/1
Wes Streeting - 50/1
Yvette Cooper - 66/1
100/1 bar
But one big question is who will be the Chancellor if Andy Burnham does become Prime Minister. Oddschecker has Wes Streeting as the favourite.
Oddschecker - Next chancellor
Wes Streeting - 4/6
Ed Miliband - 7/4
Yvette Cooper - 6/1
Shabana Mahmood - 7/1
Pat McFadden - 10/1
Jonathan Reynolds - 14/1
Darren Jones - 16/1
Torsten Bell - 25/1
Live Reaction To Starmer Resignation
Oddschecker spokesman Chris Rogers said: “As Keir Starmer’s turbulent spell as PM comes to an end, Andy Burnham prepares to take on the role. Speculation is rife over whom Burnham will choose as Chancellor.
“Wes Streeting is the 4/6 favourite with his odds slashed from 6/1 over the weekend.
“Ed Miliband is set to rival Streeting at 7/4. Punters have rallied behind the former Secretary of State for Health with over a quarter (26%) of bets expecting Streeting to get the gig.”
Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
