May-discipleship: The application round is opened

A day after the resignation announcement by the British Prime Minister May have announced more Conservative your application for the succession. As a favorite of the former Minister of foreign Affairs Johnson is.

Boris Johnson

From the start, the today 54-Year-old at the top of the Brexit advocates and can, therefore, be the support of the hardliners among the Conservatives is relatively certain. As he said after the resignation announcement of the Prime Minister, Theresa May, to want in the number 10 Downing Street to collect, it was not a Surprise.

Johnson completed his training at the prestigious boarding school Eton and at Oxford University. After that, he worked as a Journalist for the "Daily Telegraph".

in 2008, was elected Johnson to the mayor of London, for eight years he held the office. He then, in may's first Cabinet was Secretary of state.

As a politician Johnson was, among other things, by its directness, partly with Blows below the belt line. Hillary Clinton, for example, he once used as a "sadistic nurse", the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he wrote in a poem titled Sex with a goat.

However, despite all of the missteps - for the Tories, Johnson might be the favorite, which scared her off and disappoint Brexit-could prevent voters most likely to back the party.

Boris Johnson has taken as mayor of London, as well as Minister of foreign Affairs, rarely a leaf in front of the mouth.

Jeremy Hunt

Once-a Brexit-opponents, leaving the 52-Year-old today behind the EU. Some speculate that turnaround have only served to be able to sometime in the hat for the office as a Prime in the Ring toss.

After nearly six years as health Minister, he was followed by 2018, Boris Johnson, to the Post of foreign Minister.

Hunt comes from a wealthy home, attended a prestigious school and studied at Oxford - a typical British politician's career. The married father of a son and two daughters sitting since 2005 as a Conservative in the British house of Commons.

As foreign Minister Hunt has already had to some critics, even from the EU - for example, for the comparison of the European Union with the Soviet Union.

First against, then for the Brexit: Jeremy Hunt.

Esther McVey

The former TV presenter Esther McVey is a follower of the Brexits. In the Cabinet, May you sat as a labour Minister, to put it in November last year to Protest against the according to her, too-lenient policy of the Prime Minister to the EU office.

The 51-year-old McVey said in a British radio station, they've always said: If you get enough support from your colleagues, you'll be a candidate. "And now I have the support."

Ex-labour Minister Esther McVey. "I've always said: If I get enough support from my colleagues, I'll run."

Rory Stewart

hope of those who put on a Brexit, with close links to the EU, is likely to be Stewart's development aid Minister, Rory. The Ex-Diplomat stands out with its factual nature, significantly from most of its competitors and advocates, to focus again as soon as possible on important topics as the Brexit.

Stewart was like many senior British politicians and diplomats, among others, Boris Johnson and former British Prime Minister David Cameron at the exclusive Eton College-trained. In 2010, he was first elected to the Parliament.

The 56-Year-old supported may's Deal with Brussels. "I want to bring the country together," he said at last. "I accept the Brexit, I'm a Brexiteer, but I also want to include the Remain-trailer."

development Minister and Ex-Diplomat Rory Stewart: "I want to bring the country together"

Matt Hancock

The British health Minister, Matt Hancock wants to. also to the chairmanship of the Conservative and, thus, also to the office of the government apply The 40-Year-old in the BBC radio announced.

He wanted to push for the exit from the EU. "I'm running to be the next Prime Minister, because I believe from the depth of my heart that we need leadership for the future, and not just for now," he told the BBC. "Of course, we need to deliver the Brexit, and I will."

Hancock was formerly an Economist at the Bank of England. Before the EU Referendum in 2016, he supported the pro-European Remain Initiative.

health Minister Matt Hancock: "of Course, we need to deliver the Brexit, and I will."

Other possible candidates

traded About a dozen possible candidates for may's successor will be. Including the former Brexit-Minister Dominic Raab, Ex-education Minister Michael Gove, and Minister of the interior, Sajid Javid. Also, the first on Wednesday night resigned as Chairman of the lower house, Andrea Leadsom, could be known to your application - just like the former interior Minister, Amber Rudd, and Ex-defence Minister Penny Mordaunt.

In week 10. In June, the multi-level selection is expected to begin procedures for the party presidency of the Tories. First of all, the field of Applicants by the members of the group in more than one ballot is reduced to two candidates. In each ballot, the last-leaves-placed. The two remaining candidates must face up to the party base in a primary. The change of leadership changes at the tight Majority in Parliament-nothing - unless there is a new election.