Who will replace Theresa May to steer Britain through Brexit?

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has quit amid Brexit drama. Who will replace her?  Theresa May has announced she will step down as Conservative Party leader on June 7, paving the way for a leadership contest to determine who will steer Britain through its eventual exit from the European Union.    But Mrs May could remain Prime Minister for up to six weeks while a new leader is chosen, with the process beginning on the week of June 10. Leadership candidates will come forward and a secret vote will be held among Conservative MPs to whittle down the field. If only one person puts themselves forward, they become leader with no need for a vote from members. But already former Cabinet minister Boris Johnson and Esther McVey, as well as International Development Secretary Rory Stewart and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, have all announced their intentions to put their hats in the ring, meaning a contest will happen. Video: Theresa May breaks down after announcing resignation as Prime Minister (ABC News)    During the contest, the candidate with the fewest votes is removed and MPs will vote again, and so on, until only two candidates remain. These two candidates are then put to a postal ballot of the wider Conservative Party membership.    Participants need to have been party members for more than three months. When David Cameron decided to step down as prime minister and Conservative leader after the EU referendum in 2016, five candidates came forward. The field was narrowed to Mrs May and then-junior minister Andrea Leadsom, but she pulled out before members voted, leaving Mrs May to become leader unopposed. So who could replace Mrs May if she falls?Boris Johnson   Mr Johnson is the leading candidate to take over as leader of the Conservatives. The flamboyant former London mayor has made no secret of his leadership ambitions — just last week he said he would put his hand up for the top job during a Q and A at a business conference. "I'm going to go for it, of course I'm going to go for it," he told a crowd at the British Insurance Brokers' Association event. He was also the front-runner to take the keys to Downing Street after the Brexit referendum — but stumbled at the finish line. Video: Boris Johnson the frontrunner to replace Theresa May (The World)    A staunch Brexiteer, Mr Johnson is very popular with the general public but has drawn the ire of other Tory MPs after his poor performance as foreign secretary and subsequent undermining of Mrs May after resigning from the post last July. But many Conservatives now see Mr Johnson as the person to lead them through the Brexit mess and the strongest candidate to take on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at the next election. US President Donald Trump is also a big fan.Dominic Raab   Another staunch Brexiteer, Dominic Raab, has emerged as Mr Johnson's biggest rival to the Conservatives leadership. The 45-year-old is seen as a fresh face in the Tory party, coming into the cabinet in July last year

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