Leaders debate betting specials: 100/1 a punch is thrown

Big hit with the voters: John Prescott in 2005
Big hit with the voters: John Prescott in 2005

As a result of Nick Clegg’s immaculate performance in the live leadership debate, the general election has been thrown wide open, making it interesting from a betting perspective for the first time in decades. So the bookies are falling over themselves to offer new specials on tonight’s second live debate, including 6/1 on any leader refusing to shake hands, 25/1 that one of them walks out on the debate and any one of them doing a John Prescott and throwing a punch is a 100/1 shot. Please God. Read more.