Shabana Mahmood Chancellor Market Jumps 60.8pp as Whales Back the Move
The probability that Shabana Mahmood will be UK Chancellor in 2026 surged from 26.3% to 87.1% with whale flow reinforcing the shift.
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The probability that Shabana Mahmood will be UK Chancellor in 2026 surged from 26.3% to 87.1% with whale flow reinforcing the shift.
Whales moved in sync with a sharp 49 percentage point rise in odds for Mahmood to become UK Chancellor in 2026, pushing market prices from 33.9% to 82.9%.
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Polymarket’s market on the UK's Home Secretary vacancy saw a sharp 29.0 percentage-point fall in YES price, despite whales increasing their YES exposure.
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