Last weekend, I spent a good hour reading about the five Conservative party politicians in Britain tipped to replace their troubled leader, Mr Rishi Sunak.

The front runners vary, depending on whether you look at a betting agency such as Ladbrokes, or the favourites of veteran Westminster political commentators. But three names keep standing out: Mrs Kemi Badenoch, Ms Penny Mordaunt and Mrs Suella Braverman.