Boris Johnson announced on Thursday that he plans to remain in his post until a replacement has been found.
The change of power is expected to be completed sometime in September.
At the same time, several of Boris Johnson's party colleagues in the Tory party want to speed up the process.
- Britain has major challenges, high inflation, living costs are rising rapidly, there is war in Ukraine, hardening tone against Russia and in this situation they do not want a transitional government for too long, says SVT's foreign reporter Andreas Öbrink