London (CNN)After months of speculation, attempts to oust her and parliamentary defeats, the fate of Theresa May is finally sealed. But although there is clarity about her political career — now she has announced she will resign on June 7 and set the timetable to elect a new Prime Minister — the future of the Conservative Party, the government and the UK is far from clear.
All of this hinges now on who will be elected as May’s successor and that person’s position on Brexit.
The frontrunner is the former Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, the clear favorite among Conservative members who will ultimately elect a new leader — but they’ll only do so once two candidates are put forward for a runoff after a knockout contest by Tory lawmakers.
