The Financial Times on David Cameron's resignation and the fight for the top job
- Nominations for the new leader should open on Wednesday evening
- And close on Thursday lunchtime
- The decision will be put to the Conservative party board on Tuesday for confirmation
- MPs will whittle down the list of candidates to a shortlist of two before the Commons goes on its summer break, starting on July 22
- The Conservative party's 150,000 members will then select Britain's new prime minister by September 2
Wow, that's quick!
- Boris Johnson and Theresa May (home secretary) are the frontrunners
- Stephen Crabb (work and pensions secretary) is in the mix