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Here are some of the possible frontrunners to take Boris Johnson’s place at the helm of the Conservative Party.

Boris Johnson agrees to step down after over fifty government resignations

Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was resigning as Britain's prime minister, bowing to calls from ministerial colleagues and lawmakers in his Conservative Party.

Rishi Sunak is currently the bookies favourite to take over at Number 10

Britain could now be days away from a Tory leadership race that will decide the next PM. Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Ben Wallace and Sajid Javid are widely tipped to stand

The Prime Minister is expected to quit on Thursday

Who is in the running to replace Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson has been called a Heineken politician – he can reach parts of the public other politicians cannot. Yet scandal after scandal amid worsening economic conditions and a swathe of strikes has left the country with a hangover. The public and, most importantly for Johnson, the Conservative party, are…

Could Michael Gove strike again as he did in 2016? And who is positioning to be the PM’s possible successor?

It seems inevitable that Boris Johnson will go sooner rather than later, but even loyalists are already vying to take his place, says Katy Balls, the Spectator’s deputy political editor

Boris Johnson has finally quit the Tory leadership after an onslaught of ministerial resignations and calls for him to go from senior colleagues – even if he hopes to cling on in Downing Street until a new leader is elected. But while several possible successors have been suggested, there is…