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Conservative contenders who could succeed Boris Johnson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks back inside after reading a statement outside 10 Downing Street, London, formally resigning as Conservative Party leader, in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Johnson said Thursday he will remain as British prime minister while a leadership contest is held to choose his successor. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) FILE - Britain's Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, June 7, 2022. The contest to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no single frontrunner but there are many prominent contenders. Wallace has won admirers for his straight talk, particularly among Conservative lawmakers who pressed for the U.K. to increase its defense spending. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) FILE - From left, British Health Secretary Sajid Javid, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrive at No 9 Downing Street for a media briefing on May 7, 2021. The contest to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no single frontrunner but there are many prominent contenders. (Toby Melville/PA via AP, file)