As Iain Dale points out, Harriet Harman has overtaken David Miliband as the bookies’ favourite to succeed Gordon Brown. Here’s the full list from Ladbrokes:
Harriet Harman — 3/1 David Miliband — 7/1 Jack Straw — 5/1 Jon Cruddas — 8/1 Alan Johnson — 8/1 James Purnell — 12/1 John Denham — 12/1 Alan Milburn — 16/1 Ed Balls — 16/1 John Reid — 16/1 Andy Burnham — 20/1 Ed Miliband — 20/1 Caroline Flint — 25/1 John Hutton — 25/1 Yvette Cooper — 25/1
And you can read our profile of Harman here.
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