article_snippet: Mrs May is seen as a more likely Tory leader than Mr Johnson by the party’s future MPs, a poll has found.
article_snippet: But Mrs May is also better liked than the London Mayor among those candidates on a ‘Future MPs
article_snippet: Leading the charge: Theresa May (left) is a more likely Tory leader than Mr Johnson (right)
article_snippet: a poll of future MPs has found .
article_snippet: a poll of future MPs found one in four of those questioned thought Theresa would be the next party leader
article_snippet: whether there is a leadership election later this year in the wake of a Tory election defeat or in six years.
article_snippet: a poll of future MPs will disappoint those Tories who want Chancellor George Osborne to succeed Mr Cameron, who did not register as a potential future leader.
article_snippet: Mrs May will challenge Mr Johnson – whom Mrs May is thought to regard as a ‘faintly ridiculous figure’ – if the Tories lose the election and Mr Cameron stands down.
article_snippet: Mr Johnson is expected to return to Parliament as MP for Uxbridge, having been selected as the party’s candidate for the election, while continuing in Mr Johnson role as mayor.
article_snippet: Future Labour MPs told Populus that Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary, was favourite to be the party’s next leader.
article_snippet: One in four picked the Merseyside MP and former arch Blairite whose politics have become notably more left wing in recent years.
highlights_snippet: Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham favourite for next Labour leader .