Who are the candidates to replace Johnson as British prime minister?

Here are some of the potential frontrunners to be the new Tory leader, in alphabetical order

Boris Johnson is resigning as British prime minister (Toby Melville/PA)

Boris Johnson’s resignation after haemorrhaging support among his ministers and MPs will fire the starting gun for a contest to replace him.

He will remain as British prime minister until a successor is in place, expected to be by the time of the Conservative Party conference in October.