THE THREE-CORNERED FIGHT FOR ALAN CLARK'S CONSTITUENCY
Peter Hitchens, 49
Qualification for the job: probably the most determined Blair-baiter in Britain
Ideological stance: seems to hate everything about modern Britain
Odds: 12/1
Success rating: outsider
Michael Portillo, 46
Qualification for the job: former defence secretary, darling of the Right
Ideological stance: mixes arch-Euroscepticism with a new caring side
Odds: 2/1
Success rating: hot favourite
Rupert Allason, 47
Qualification for the job: persuaded Torbay constituents to elect him not once, but twice
Ideological stance: seen as a Eurosceptic
Odds: 10/1
Success rating: too spivvish
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