Ten candidates have been nominated in the contest to succeed Theresa May as Britain's Conservative Party leader and prime minister.
The candidates include frontrunner former foreign minister Boris Johnson, his successor Jeremy Hunt, environment minister Michael Gove, former Brexit minister Dominic Raab, health minister Matt Hancock and interior minister Sajid Javid, the Conservative Party's 1922 Committee said on Monday.
Theresa May. Source: AAP
The other candidates are international development minister Rory Stewart, former minister Esther McVey, former leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom and Conservative MP Mark Harper.
The first round of voting among Conservative lawmakers to begin whittling down the field to two candidates, who will then be put to a vote of party members, will take place on Thursday.
So, where do they stand?
Of the 10 contenders in the race to replace Ms May as Britain's prime minister, many take very different stances towards Brexit as the date of Britain's departure from the European Union moves ever closer.
Here is a list of the various hopefuls and their declared strategies on whether Britain should leave with Ms May's negotiated deal, no deal at all or whether Britons should be given the final say in the form of a second referendum.
Actively seeking no-deal
ANDREA LEADSOM
Leadsom quit as leader of the House of Commons on May 22, triggering the prime minister's downfall the next day.
She wants a "managed" no-deal exit with no deadline extensions.
Andrea Leadsom resigned from the government 'with great regret and with a heavy heart'. She's an active 'no dealer'. Source: AP
In the previous leadership race in 2016, the 56-year-old got through to the final round, but pulled out.
ESTHER McVEY
The 51-year-old Brexit supporter and former television presenter resigned as work and pensions secretary last year over Brexit compromises.
A blue-collar Conservative, she wants to leave the EU by the end of October, and favours a future free trade agreement with the bloc.
Open to no-deal in October
BORIS JOHNSON
The former foreign secretary, 54, says he would get Britain out of the EU "deal or no deal" in October.
In a weekend newspaper interview he vowed to withhold the country's Brexit bill if the EU does not offer improved withdrawal terms, and to scrap a controversial provision for the Irish border contained in the current divorce deal.
A figurehead in the 2016 Brexit campaign, he was May's foreign secretary until he resigned over her Brexit strategy.
Boris Johnson is rapidly looking like a front-runner for Tory leadership. Source: EPA
Charismatic and popular with grassroots Conservatives, he is seen as the favourite in the race, scooping up a growing number of pledges of support from cabinet members and MPs.
DOMINIC RAAB
An ardent eurosceptic with a black belt in karate, the 45-year-old former Brexit minister resigned in protest at the deal struck with the EU by May.
He says Britain should be ready to walk away from the EU without an agreement while still trying to negotiate a better deal than the one May signed.
Raab sparked controversy last week by saying he would be willing to suspend parliament to force through a no-deal departure if necessary.
SAJID JAVID
A former investment banker and the son of a Pakistani immigrant bus driver, Javid, 49, wants to be the face of a modern, multi-cultural and meritocratic Britain.
An economic liberal, Javid voted for Britain to stay in the EU in 2016 but has since become an advocate of Brexit.
British Home Secretary Sajid Javid has joined the contest to replace Theresa May as prime minister. Source: AAP
He wants to leave on October 31, preferably with a deal but would prefer no deal over no Brexit.
He has picked up the notable endorsement of Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson.
No to no-deal in October
MICHAEL GOVE
The cerebral 51-year-old is among the most ardent eurosceptics left in May's government but is seen as a possible unifying figure between the two wings of the party.
Considered the second favourite, his campaign was thrown into turmoil this weekend after he admitted to using cocaine two decades ago.
Gove has signalled he could be open to delaying Brexit again rather than leave without a deal on October 31.
JEREMY HUNT
The foreign secretary supported remaining in the EU but has switched since then.
The former businessman is a resilient politician, having headed the National Health Service for six years during a funding crisis.
Jeremy Hunt earlier blamed Iran over the attacks. Source: AAP
The 52-year-old says he will push hard for a new deal with Brussels without taking the possibility of a no-deal outcome off the table.
MARK HARPER
A former chief whip charged with enforcing party discipline, Harper, 49, did not serve under May and says he is therefore untainted by association.
He says an extension would be needed beyond October to secure a deal but he would be prepared to leave without one rather than remain.
Against no-deal at all
RORY STEWART
The international development secretary, 46, is a former Foreign Office official who served in the coalition administration in Iraq following the US-led invasion in 2003. He says a no-deal would be "damaging".
MATT HANCOCK
The 40-year-old health secretary is one of the party's rising stars, a moderate widely seen as competent at his job and skilful with the media.
He opposed Brexit during the 2016 referendum before switching sides.
