The resignation of prime minister Boris Johnson fires the starting gun on the race to replace him as leader of the UK Conservative Party.
Attorney General Suella Braverman has announced that she will contest the leadership contest, while influential backbencher and staunch Brexiteer Steve Baker has also suggested he is toying with running.
Several major figures in Cabinet are also tipped to join the bid to replace Mr Johnson.
Here is how the complex process is expected to play out.
– Who is in charge of the leadership contest?
The 1922 Committee, a powerful backbench committee chaired by Sir Graham Brady, has the ultimate responsibility for setting the rules in any Conservative Party leadership contest….