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The Art of the Possible: The Lib Dem Leadership Race (with April Preston)


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The UK's Liberal Democrats are about to hold a twice-rescheduled leadership election. Acting co-leader and establishment candidate Ed Davey is being challenged by Layla Moran. 
In this episode, Sarbjit and Matthew are joined by Lib Dem Federal Board member April Preston, a Moran backer whose parsnips Davey isn't buttering. 
They explore the curious disparity between the polling for this race and the pricing in the UK betting markets (e.g. this Smarkets contract: https://smarkets.com/event/940746/politics/uk/uk-party-leaders/liberal-democrats-leader-2018?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=biolink&utm_campaign=aotp), which might sound familiar to U.S. presidential election watchers. 
Your hosts: 
Sarbjit Bakhshi, head of political markets at Smarkets 
@sarbjit_pol 
Matthew Shaddick, head of political betting at Ladbrokes 
@shadsy 
April Preston (guest) 
@AprilPreston_ 
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