ACCORDING to Paddy Power, Labour is odds-on to win today’s by-election in Oldham East and Saddleworth.

Last night the bookmaker was offering the following odds:

Debbie Abrahams (Labour) 1/50

Elwyn Watkins (Lib Dem) 10/1

Kashif Ali (Conservative) 40/1

Derek Adams (British National Party) 200/1

Paul Nuttall (United Kingdom Independence Party) 200/1

No odds were available for the remaining candidates: Peter Allen (Green Party); David Bishop (Bus-Pass Elvis Party); The Flying Brick (Monster Raving Loony Party); Loz Kaye (Pirate Party of the United Kingdom); Stephen Morris (English Democrats).