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- Humza Yousaf is the 8/15 favourite to become the new leader of the SNP
- Kate Forbes just behind in the betting at 5/4 with Ash Regan a 25/1 outsider
- Odds also given around Scottish Independence
Humza Yousaf is the 8/15 favourite to become the new leader of the SNP
Humza Yousaf is the favourite with bookmakers to become the next leader of the Scottish National Party with Nicola Sturgeon stepping down from the role last month.
Yousaf is the current Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care and according to the latest odds from Paddy Power has a 65% chance of winning the leadership race.
The SNP leadership winner will be announced on 27th March and it looks like it'll be a two horse race between Yousaf and Kate Forbes when it comes to who will win.
| Next SNP Leader | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Humza Yousaf | 8/15 | 65.2% |
| Kate Forbes | 5/4 | 44.4% |
| Ash Regan | 25/1 | 3.8% |
The winner of the SNP leadership polls will then become the next First Minister where they will be in charge of carrying out Government policy.
Kate Forbes just behind in the betting at 5/4 with Ash Regan a 25/1 outsider
Kate Forbes looks to be the only real contender to Humza Yousaf judging by the latest betting odds with the implied probability of Forbes winning according to those odds around 44%.
Ash Regan is a big outsider at 25/1 with just a 3.8% chance of becoming the next leader of the SNP with her chances slim compared to the other contenders.
Tuesday night saw a televised debated between the three contenders on the BBC where Forbes and Yousaf clashed after he accused her of cosying up to big business according to The Telegraph.
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Odds also given around Scottish Independence
The next Scottish Independence Referendum could come up in conversation again following the succession of Nicola Sturgeon but contender Kate Forbes signalled it could be years before another vote is held.
The latest odds have both Yes and No at the same chances of winning with both sides being 5/6 in the betting market to be voted.
Paddy Power says there's a 54% probability implied by those odds of either side winning the vote with the last Scottish Independence referendum taking place in 2014.
That vote saw No win with just over 2m votes out of the total 3.6m going to No compared to the 1.6m that went for Yes.
