Wallace and Sunak early favourites in race to replace Johnson

Gove and Raab have ruled themselves out, but many others from different wings of Tory party are mulling their chances

Boris Johnson's resignation has triggered fevered speculation about who might take over in Downing Street, with early momentum among MPs swinging towards Rishi Sunak, and Ben Wallace emerging as a favourite among Conservative party members.

As a huge number of candidates weigh up whether to make a challenge, current and former cabinet ministers known to be drumming up support include Liz Truss, Suella Braverman, Sajid Javid, Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt and Nadhim Zahawi.