EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

100% Gove has played this well, but the more I look at it the more I think it will be Theresa May.
My view on this has also been hugely swayed by someone I know in Westminster saying well before the Referendum that May had already been pipelined and would be kept out of the Referendum debate.
She has held senior positions, is anti-immigration, and lost weight. Seems like a front runner to me.

Was that really necessary?