FOUR contenders publicly declared their bids today to become the next Conservative Party leader on a no-deal Brexit platform.

Leadership hopefuls Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab, Andrea Leadsom and Esther McVey have said they would be prepared to quit with no deal on October 31 if necessary.

This comes after Prime Minister Theresa May announced on Friday that she will be stepping down on June 7 and that a new leader would take the helm by the end of July.