LONDON (AP) Prime Minister Theresa May stepped down Friday as leader of Britains Conservative Party after admitting failure in her attempt to withdraw the country from the European Union.
She will remain as a caretaker prime minister for a few weeks while the party picks a successor.
A look at what happens next:
CONSERVATIVE
CONTEST
Britains next leader will be chosen by the 313 lawmakers and about 160,000 members of the Conservative Party.
Nominations for party leader will close on Monday afternoon. So far, 11 lawmakers have said they will run.
The favorite at least on betting markets is Boris Johnson, a former foreign secretary and leader of the 2016 referendum campaign to leave the EU.
His rivals include supporters of hard Brexit like Dominic Raab and Ester McVey, who are determined to leave the EU on the scheduled date of Oct. 31, even if it means a rocky no-deal Brexit.
Also in the running are such figures as Jeremy Hunt and Michael Gove, who say they can renegotiate the pullout agreement with the EU to get better terms.
The EU insists it will not reopen the deal.
PROCESS OF
ELIMINATION
After hearing pitches from all the contenders early next week, Conservative lawmakers will vote by secret ballot on Thursday. Any candidates who dont get at least 5% have to drop out. Further rounds will be held on June 18, 19 and 20 if needed, with the least popular candidate eliminated each time.
