View of the Houses of Parliament from Whitehall in London, England (Shutterstock/Alan Copson)
The contest to replace David Cameron as Conservative Party leader and prime minister starts today.
Stephen Crabb, the up-and-coming work and pensions secretary, has declared he will stand. So have John Baron and Liam Fox, two Euroskeptics.
Boris Johnson and Theresa May are expected to enter the contest today.
Labour will probably have to call a leadership election of its own after Jeremy Corbyn lost the support of 172 out of 229 lawmakers in a confidence vote.
Former leader Ed Miliband and former interim leader Harriet Harman have urged Corbyn to stand down.
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