The campaign to become the next leader of the Conservative Party and the next Prime Minister of the UK will get under way today after the resignation of Liz Truss on Thursday. Conservative MPs who want to be considered for the job have until 2pm on Monday to put their names forward, and must be supported by 100 colleagues.
In her brief resignation speech, Ms Truss said she will stay on as Prime Minister until a successor is chosen via a leadership election to be completed in the next week - meaning on Friday she will continue the work of governing the country.
On Friday, MPs are taking to TV and radio to start building support for the candidates they are backing. John Lamont, MP supporting Penny Mordaunt, has appeared on BBC Breakfast, followed by MP Crispin Blunt and MP Paul Bristow
