Boris Johnson is (almost) gone. Here's who could replace him.

Here are the current frontrunners in the race to be the next British prime minister, based in part on a YouGov poll.

Johnson’s successor, as leader of the Tories, will be chosen first by fellow lawmakers who will whittle down the candidate list to a final runoff between two contenders. Then a postal ballot among the party’s some 180,000 members will select the new leader.

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, 42, said he had decided to “grip the moment” by announcing his leadership bid in aon Friday. He promised to rebuild the economy and restore trust in the Conservative Party. Sunak and Sajid Javid, the former health secretary, were the first two high-profile Cabinet ministers to tender their resignations Tuesday night.Tom Tugendhat, 49, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Commons, announced his leadership bid in theoffer Conservatives a fresh start, but he is relatively untested, having never served in the government. He served as a soldier in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Johnson fired her as defense secretary within three months of his taking office after she endorsed his rival, Jeremy Hunt, in the 2019 election.

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