The next PM: possible contenders to replace Theresa May

After the disappointment of the Tory conference, the rumour mill is in overdrive, but who are the realistic candidates?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