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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker

The next PM: possible contenders to replace Theresa May

Damian Green, Philip Hammond, Amber Rudd, Boris Johnson and David Davis at the Tory conference.
Damian Green, Philip Hammond, Amber Rudd, Boris Johnson and David Davis at the Tory conference. Photograph: James Gourley/Rex/Shutterstock

There is, we are told, no vacancy. But with a former Conservative party chairman touring the broadcast studios saying even some of Theresa May’s ministers agree it is time for her to go, it is no surprise speculation about the succession has intensified.

But who would be best placed both to secure enough Tory MPs’ votes to reach the last two of the field, and then be popular enough with members to win the vote among them? Here are the main contenders.

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