Candidates to become UK prime minister ------------------------------ The winner to replace Theresa May as British prime minister will face the challenge of breaking Britain’s impasse over Brexit ------------------------------ 1 Michael Gove, 51 Environment Secretary and leading Brexiteer, lost to Theresa May in leadership contest in 2016 ------------------------------ 2 Matt Hancock, 40 Voted Remain in referendum but heavily engaged in planning for no-deal Brexit as Health Secretary ------------------------------ 3 Mark Harper, 49 Tory Chief Whip in David Cameron’s government, is trying to turn lack of public profile into advantage ------------------------------ 4 Jeremy Hunt, 52 Replaced Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary, has urged Conservatives to unite against EU ------------------------------ 5 Sajid Javid, 49 Second-generation Pakistani immigrant, has taken tough line on immigration as Home Secretary ------------------------------ 6 Boris Johnson, 54 Face of Brexit, former Foreign Secretary is running on platform of leaving EU on October 31 ------------------------------ 7 Andrea Leadsom, 56 Resigned as Leader of House of Commons over May’s Brexit deal, stands for delivering hard Brexit ------------------------------ 8 Esther McVey, 51 Former Work and Pensions Secretary, calls on Tories to embrace no-deal Brexit so country leaves EU on Oct 31 ------------------------------ 9 Dominic Raab, 45 Committed Eurosceptic, quit as May’s Brexit minister in protest at her draft exit agreement ------------------------------ 10 Rory Stewart, 46 Former diplomat promoted to International Development Secretary, rules out leaving EU with no deal ------------------------------ Sources: Reuters, FT Pictures: Creative Commons © GRAPHIC NEWS