There was so much hype over the importance of PM Theresa May’s closing speech at the 2017 Conservative Party Conference. It was supposed to be a rousing, uniting speech that would pull the cabinet back together and reach out to the youth of the country, that it was all set up for a bit of failure. And what a failure it was as her big comeback speech went down in flames and fits of coughing.
May’s Keynote speech was so important after her cabinet was torn apart following the snap Election and while the speech itself lacked a punch, May couldn’t get her words out because of an annoying cough and things got worse when prankster Lee Nelson walked on stage and handed over a P45 to the Prime Minister. The speech has left punters backing May to be out of a job sooner rather than later now.
The Daily Telegraph, a staunchly Conservative based newspaper, labelled May’s speech as ‘simply a tragic farce!’. Amidst the fall out of the speech, Betfair has cut the price on a 2017 exit for the PM down to a price of 5/2 from 9/1 and May is a 2/5 odds on favourite to be the next party leader to leave their post with the operator as well.
Backing up the potential fall of May is bookmakers shortening the odds on contenders to take over the role. Boris Johnson is now down to 4/1 from 5/1 to be the next Prime Minister, with David Davis sitting as the 11/2 second favorite. Jacob Rees-Mogg and Amber Rudd are around the 8/1 mark. Paddy Power threw out dds of 5/1 that May will be replaced in October 2017 and have a price of even money that she will resign with a year.
