5 o'clock tonight, and the race is on! So - just for fun - here is an irreverent look at a selection of candidates.


Forerunner Boris Johnson has
vowed he won't make more faux pas,
By crusading with a *lower profile
Despite *this not being his usual style.

Under a cloud is Michael Gove's campaign,
Since he's admitted snorting cocaine
But still he feels we otta know
that was 20~odd years' ago!

E'en Rory Stewart could face a ban
For opium in Iran ,
"Come clean" also ... ... was his aim
Because he too is full of shame.

Tax cuts for the lower paid,
Are pledges Dominic Raab's now made:
"Deal or none - we're out the (EU's) "door"
Hmm ... ... we've heard it all before!

These then ... they're just four
Whom Tories will be voting for
Despite there being a further seven
Making a grand total of eleven.