BREAKING: Dominic Raab is understood to have ruled himself out of the Conservative Party leadership contest.
The Executive Committee of the 1922 Committee will determine the rules and procedures for how a contest will play out, alongside Conservative Party headquarters.The first stage sees the number of candidates whittled down, with a series of ballots.
Several rounds of balloting then took place until only Mr Johnson and Jeremy Hunt were left, with Mr Johnson going on to win.The news that Boris Johnson is set to resign as prime minister follows a tumultuous few days in British politics. At 6.02pm Sajid Javid resigns as health secretary, saying the British people 'rightly expect integrity from their government'.9.40pm: Nadhim Zahawi is appointed chancellor, Michelle Donelan becomes education secretary and Steve Barclay is made health secretary.8.25am: Will Quince becomes the first minister of the day to resign while backbenchers including Lee Anderson and Robert Halfon publicly withdraw their support for Mr Johnson.
2.40pm: The Daily Mail reports that cabinet minister Michael Gove has told the prime minister he must step down.
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