Contenders for the UK prime ministership

By Andrew Macaskill
Updated July 7 2022 - 7:41pm, first published 7:35pm
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is likely to be one of the contenders to take over from Boris Johnson.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is likely to be one of the contenders to take over from Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson is set to resign as Britain's prime minister, bringing an end to a turbulent two and half years in office and triggering a search for a new leader.

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