Who will replace Theresa May as prime minister?

One of the big questions in British politics as we head into the New Year is whether 2019 will be Theresa May’s last year as a prime minister — and if so, who will replace her?

This month she claimed she would not lead the Conservatives into the next general election — scheduled to take place in 2022 — and there is chatter in Westminster that she could step down once Brexit divorce talks finish in March.

A number of leading Conservatives have already started strutting their feathers, knowing that they need to be popular with the Conservative party membership and MPs to have any chance of succeeding May as prime minister.

In no particular order, here are the most likely candidates to inherit May’s throne.