Theresa May is, herself, a plant. She will drag on the process for as long as possible until it gets to a point where she can say, "Well it's been so long since the referendum, we can't possibly consider it now at this stage."
Leadsom and Gove were scared out of the running by Soros and friends (Aussie Dave's buddies). And that's exactly why so many Tories are now breaking away and joining UKIP right now. With luck, enough of them will do so to split the vote dramatically.
