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Johnson to McVey: Who will be UK's next PM if Theresa May steps down

Prime Minister Theresa May is under pressure from lawmakers in her own party to resign immediately after a backlash to her final Brexit gambit.

Vote Leave campaigner Boris Johnson holds a press conference at Vote Leave headquarters in London
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Photo: Boris Johnson

Kylie MacLellan & William James | Reuters London
Prime Minister Theresa May is under pressure from lawmakers in her own party to resign immediately after a backlash to her final Brexit gambit.

She has so far only said she will agree to a timetable for her departure after a planned fourth vote on her Brexit deal in early June, but senior members of her Conservative Party are already jostling to replace her.

Below are Conservatives who have either said they plan to put themselves forward or are widely expected to run:
 
 
Planning to run:
 
Boris Johnson, 54

The face of the official campaign to leave