Who will lead the Conservative Party in the wake of Rishi Sunak's defeat

[Still Waters]

Jeremy Hunt has ruled himself out of the Conservative leadership contest, Sky News understands.

With the party now heading into opposition for the first time since 2010, the race is on to find its next leader.

So who is likely to throw their hat into the ring, what do they believe in and, crucially, do they have the backing of party members?

https://news.sky.com/story/who-could-replace-rishi-sunak-as-conservative-party-leader-13156654

[acute]

The Conservative leader must be a sitting MP.  This narrows down the field of contenders dramatically, given their record low number of wins in the General Election.

We have seen in recent years, by the disastrous Tory Prime Ministers inflicted on the public, the barrel has already been scraped.

[OpenMindedSceptic]

Probably James Cleverly?