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Rishi Sunak will be the next prime minister after Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the contest on Monday.
His allies have insisted he will not make the mistake Liz Truss did by packing his top team full of loyalists, and will instead prioritise unity.
That means Mr Sunak will have to strike a tricky balance between rewarding his own supporters and finding space for those who backed his rivals.
Here, The Telegraph looks at who could make his first Cabinet – and who faces the chop:
Cabinet Members
Given the instability gripping Britain, the incoming prime minister is expected to keep some of the current Cabinet ministers in their posts.
Most members of Ms Truss’s top team have only been in their jobs for just over a month, meaning replacing them would cause upheaval.
Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor, who was appointed just over a week ago, is widely expected to be kept on to avoid sparking any more jitters in the markets.
Ben Wallace, the Defence Secretary, has threatened to quit if the commitment to increase defence spending to three per cent of GDP is not honoured.
Other members of the current top team who will hope to stay on include Tom Tugendhat, a security minister; James Cleverly, the Foreign Secretary; Alok Sharma, the Cop26 president; and Brandon Lewis, the Justice Secretary.
However, Simon Clarke, the Levelling Up Secretary, may face the chop after being one of Mr Sunak’s most vocal critics during the last leadership race.
Boris backers
It is thought Mr Sunak will use his appointments to try and bury the hatchet with MPs who are angry at his role in the ousting of the former prime minister.
He could look to include fierce loyalists of Mr Johnson, such as Jacob Rees-Mogg, the current Business Secretary.
He may equally offer roles to the likes of Priti Patel and Nadhim Zahawi, who at first backed Mr Johnson but then switched support to him.
Liam Fox, the chairman of Mr Sunak’s summer campaign, is tipped for a Cabinet job too. Tory chairman – a role some mentioned Priti Patel for too – is one idea being floated. Or something higher up the chain.
Meanwhile, Mr Sunak even hinted in a tweet that there may be some role for his ex-boss after the former prime minister pulled out of the race on Sunday.
Though he is unlikely to offer him a Cabinet role – which Mr Johnson may not accept anyway – he said his rival will “continue to contribute to public life at home and abroad”.
Rishi loyalists
Mr Sunak will of course be expected to dish out many of the most senior Cabinet posts to those who have supported him through thick and thin, including when he lost to Liz Truss.
Allies who backed him in the summer and have stood by him since include Dominic Raab, the former deputy prime minister, who could possibly return to the Justice Department, to pick up the British Bill of Rights that Ms Truss ripped up.
Mel Stride, the chairman of the Commons Treasury committee, has also been one of the former chancellor’s staunchest allies and could be in line for a return to Government, possibly as Chief Whip.
Steve Barclay, a former chief of staff to Mr Johnson, is likely to be rewarded for his loyalty after he stuck by Mr Sunak this time rather than switching to his old boss and close friend.
Similarly, Gavin Williamson, a former defence secretary, has been a constant presence in both of the ex-chancellor’s campaigns, though his promotion may prove controversial.
Other loyalists hoping for a return to the top table will include Liam Fox, a former international trade secretary.
Brexiteers could be kept in the Northern Ireland briefs, where Chris Heaton-Harris is at the top and Steve Baker is a minister, in an attempt to bind in the party’s Eurosceptics.
The endorsers
Mr Sunak’s bid for No 10 has been boosted by the endorsements of several high-profile and some unexpected Tory MPs, who will now be hoping to serve in his top team.
Suella Braverman, a former home secretary, stunned Westminster when she came out in support for him in a move which was seen as the death knell for Mr Johnson’s campaign.
She is unlikely to be given her old job back, which she quit after sending an official document from her personal email, but may have secured the promise of another Cabinet post.
Kemi Badenoch, a rising star of the party who is seen as a potential future leader, threw her weight behind Mr Sunak and could keep her job as Trade Secretary or be promoted.
Michael Gove, a veteran of numerous Cabinet roles, may also now be in line for a return, despite having called time on his frontbench career over the summer.
Grant Shapps, another seasoned campaigner, will be hoping to keep the Home Secretary role he has held for just five days after helping Mr Sunak’s campaign.
Experienced backbenchers
In his bid to reunite the party, Mr Sunak may also look to bring Tory big beasts languishing on the backbenches back in from the cold.
Sajid Javid, a former chancellor who backed Ms Truss in the last leadership contest, could be in line for a return to Cabinet given his reputation for competence.
Matt Hancock, the former health secretary who is seen as a centrist within the party, will also be eyeing a fresh crack at a Cabinet job.
Mark Harper, a former chief whip, has been a strong supporter of Mr Sunak in both leadership contests and could be in line for a promotion.
Other backbenchers with strong Cabinet experience include Julian Smith, a former Northern Ireland Secretary, and Iain Duncan Smith, the ex-party leader.
Meanwhile, Greg Clark, who was briefly brought back as levelling up secretary over the summer, and Alex Chalk, a former solicitor general, are other options.