David Lidington - Who is minister being lined up as 'caretaker PM' if Theresa May quits?

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the Cabinet Office minister is named as Mrs May's potential replacement despite being relatively unheard of outside Westminster.

He is Theresa May's de facto deputy who could soon succeed her as prime minister amid reports of a full-scale cabinet coup to oust her.

But what do we know about David Lidington?
Branded "Mr Europe" by one minister, according to the Mail on Sunday, Tory arch-Brexiteers have reportedly expressed astonishment at the possibility of the MP for Aylesbury succeeding Mrs May.

Indeed, Mr Lidington has also revealed his surprise, telling reporters on Sunday: "I don't think that I have any wish to take over from the prime minister".
The 62-year-old supported Remain at the 2016 referendum and played a key role in David Cameron's failed renegotiation effort prior to the Brexit vote.