General election 2017: Bookies prepare for Tory win

Conservatives strong favourites to win most seats and majority, but bets are still on for Labour

Polling station
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Bookmakers across the UK have thrown their collective weight behind the Tories in this general election, with all of them slashing odds on Theresa May remaining Prime Minister when the results come in overnight.

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PartyLadbrokesCoralWilliam HillPaddy Power
Conservatives1/201/161/201/25
Labour8/18/18/110/1
Lib Dems500/1500/1500/1500/1
UKIP1000/11000/11000/11000/1
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PartyLadbrokesCoralWilliam HillPaddy Power
Conservatives1/61/61/61/6
Labour20/116/18/116/1
Lib Dems500/1500/1250/1500/1
No Majority11/211/26/14/1
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