How might Boris Johnson's resignation affect the Royal Navy?
Short answerIn July 2022, the most visible naval links were Penny Mordaunt's reserve service and the prospect of Ben Wallace remaining defence secretary.
NotesThe answer stays within the Conservative leadership contest as it stood in July 2022. Penny Mordaunt is identified as a candidate with direct Royal Naval Reserve experience, including work around submarine coordination and intelligence. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace had declined to run because he regarded his existing post as too important to leave. This is a time-specific assessment of how personal service backgrounds and continuity at the Ministry of Defence could matter to naval policy, rather than a prediction of the contest's eventual outcome.