1. Boris Johnson 5/4
Pedigree: 54. Former Foreign Secretary and blond figurehead of Britain’s second most famous family.
Stabling: New York-born. Schools: Camden and Eton. University: Oxford. First job: Brussels (but sacked from his posting there with The Times).
Form: Elected twice, against the odds, as mayor of Labour-heavy London.
Strength: Charismatic and the darling of the Tory grassroots like Tarzan Heseltine was years ago. But look what happened to Hezza!
Weakness: Unpopular among fellow MPs. A ‘Stop Boris’ campaign is under way.
Odds: Overwhelming favourite.
2. Dominic Raab 6/1
Pedigree: 45. Former Brexit Secretary. Diehard Brussels-baiter.
Stabling: Son of a Jewish Czech-born refugee who fled to Britain in 1938. Oxford and Cambridge-educated solicitor before becoming an MP.
Form: Failed to use his renowned judo skills to outfox EU panjandrums and lasted just five months as Brexit Secretary.
Strength: Fans call him ‘the male Margaret Thatcher’.
Weakness: Often seems cold and lacks people skills. Recent photo-call in his kitchen with a vase of lilies was a creepy PR stunt.
Odds: Second in ConservativeHome’s league table, with 15 per cent of votes.
3. Michael Gove 10/1
Pedigree: 51. Environment Secretary. Intellectual titan and Brexiteer paterfamilias.
Stabling: Adopted son of a Scottish fish merchant. Became a high profile journalist on The Times.
Form: Big beast in the 2016 Leave campaign. Has been so loyal to Mrs May that he’d have made a perfect guard dog at No 10.
Strength: Often wheeled out for interviews, being a debater with razor sharp skills.
Weakness: Still haunted by claims of disloyalty after knifing Boris Johnson in last leadership contest.
Odds: Third in ConservativeHome league table with 8.4 per cent of the vote.
4. Andrea Leadsom 12/1
Pedigree: 56. Former Environment Secretary. Resigned this week as Leader of the Commons. Ardent Brexiteer.
Stabling: Former City trader. Mother of three.
Form: Struggled in her first Cabinet post as Environment Secretary but blossomed as Leader of the Commons. Her spats with Speaker John Bercow merited £100 ringside seats.
Strength: Praised for resigning on Wednesday, triggering Mrs May’s defenestration.
Weakness: Her maladroit campaign to be leader in 2016 included a deeply insensitive comment about Mrs May being childless.
Odds: Conservative-Home table had her top for competency
5. Jeremy Hunt 14/1
Pedigree: 52. Foreign Secretary. A Remainer who converted to Brexit. First Cabinet member to tell May to scrap Brexit bill this week.
Stabling: Eldest son of Admiral Sir Nicholas Hunt. Married to a Chinese wife whom he accidentally referred to as Japanese. Worth around £15million after selling publisher he set up before politics.
Form: Longest serving Health Secretary in history.
Strength: Has few enemies. Colleagues believe he could unite party on Brexit.
Weakness: Some regard him as a ‘bit of a drip’.
Odds: 4th place in ConservativeHome league table.
6. Penny Mourdant 20/1
Pedigree: 46. First female Defence Secretary. Supported Leave before referendum.
Stabling: Cared for younger brother after their mother died. Worked as a magician’s assistant to pay for college.
Form: Only female MP to be a Royal Naval Reservist.
Strength: Has a strong sense of duty and popular among service veterans.
Weakness: Inexperienced, having been in Cabinet for less than two years. Still trying to live down her belly-flop on the ITV reality TV diving show Splash!
Odds: 16th in the ConservativeHome league table.
7. Sajid Javid 25/1
Pedigree: 49. Home Secretary. Remainer who changed
