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mo4ch:>New face of Brexit: Who are the frontrunners to succeed Theresa May? | Mo4ch News

Many senior members of the Conservative Party have long been preparing a bid to assume the mantle of British Prime Minister ahead of Theresa May's long-awaited departure, but who are the current Tory frontrunners?Amid a backdrop of repeated failures to secure a Brexit deal that could satisfy both the House of Commons and EU negotiators in Brussels, senior Conservatives wasted no time in stepping forward both before and after Theresa May’s Friday announcement that she would step down as Prime Minister on June 7. Here are some of her likely successors.Boris JohnsonFormer Foreign Secretary and London Mayor Boris Johnson, 54, is the current favourite for the job, having been a key Leave figure throughout the 2016 Brexit referendum campaign.Shortly after Theresa May’s resignation announcement on Friday, he stated that he would “of course” run for the position.Also on rt.com‘Deal or no deal’: Boris Johnson says UK must be prepared to quit EU with failed talksJeremy HuntUnlike Johnson, t…