Theresa May has a commanding lead in the race to become the next Prime Minister, with six out of 10 Conservatives backing her, latest polling suggests.
Recriminations over Michael Gove's decision to pull his support for Boris Johnson and stage his own bid for the top job appear to have dented his prospects of taking on the Home Secretary in the final vote.
The ICM poll for The Sun on Sunday found Mrs May was backed by 60% of Tory voters, with Justice Secretary Mr Gove second on 10 points and Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom on six.
Although the poll puts the Mr Gove ahead of Mrs Leadsom, bookies have slashed the odds on the junior minister making it through the knock-out stages in Parliament to go up against Mrs May in the head-to-head.
Some 55% of those polled by ICM were unable to give any view on Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb, who have lower profiles than the long-standing Cabinet ministers, and 42% had the same problem with former frontbencher Liam Fox.
Latest estimates show that Mrs May has the support of 104 MPs. Mr Gove is believed to be the nearest challenger with 27 and Ms Leadsom has 21.
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