There are several contenders to replace Ishiba, including Sanae Takaichi, Shinjiro Koizumi, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Takayuki ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has bowed to weeks of pressure from within his party and announced his resignation, less than a year after taking office.

The party is electing a new deputy leader following Angela Rayner’s resignation after breaching the ministerial code over her flat purchase.