Ruth Davidson to REPLACE Theresa May? Poll reveals Tory is 'best option for Brexit'

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3. Amazingly, Rees Mogg is the bookies' favourite, and leads a Conservative Home survey of members

https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/next-conservative-leader

They don't give Fox any credibility, though - many have him at 100/1. More dodgy dealings to be found, I'd guess, if he's put that far below those at an equivalent level of government.

I do see support for Rees-Mogg online, though that's from the same people who were arguing that there was no reason for May not to appoint Farage to the cabinet as "minister for No Deal".

How representative Conservative Home's panel of members is of party members, I don't know, but here's their latest result:

https://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2018/02/our-survey-next-tory-leader-three-brexiteers-lead-as-last-month-rees-mogg-gove-and-johnson.html

I suspect the bookies may be basing their odds largely on that. A November YouGov/Times poll had him leading among Tory voters:

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I think he'd come unstuck in a contest, though. I think his rivals would be too experienced at trashing their opponents.