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Johnson has seen his odds slashed after May endured yet another crushing defeat in the House of Commons over Brexit.

The croaky-voiced PM failed to convince MPs to back her Brexit plan despite an eleventh hour dash to Strasbourg for further negotiations.

She is now odds on to be replaced as Prime Minister before the end of 2019 – with bookies Coral giving her 1-4 to be ousted before the end of 2019.

And it could be even sooner amid murmurs 15 ministers will quit in plot to hijack tonight’s key vote in a move that could “finish” May.

MPs will vote tonight on removing possibility of Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal on March 29.

Bojo has been waiting in the wings for the past two years as a potential successor to May.

With his odds shortening to 4-1 from 6-1 before the vote yesterday, Johnson is a favourite amongst the hard Brexit leaning Tories.

He resigned his position as foreign secretary in protest over May’s plans last year, and has since been circling the embattled PM.

Johnson has been an outspoken critic consistently, and has just today boasted a “better” deal is on the way from the EU.

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn comes in second at 5-1 as he continues to push for a General Election.

May ally Michael Gove has fallen back in the odds after the defeat – slipping from 5-1 to 7-1.

Meanwhile, home secretary Sajid Javid and former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab both come in at 10/1.

Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt is next at 12-1, followed by David Lidlington at 16-1.

Bringing up the rear are former favourites Amber Rudd, Andrea Leadsom and Jacob Rees-Mogg – all coming in at 20/1.

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Coral spokesman John Hill said: “The odds on Theresa May leaving her position as Prime Minister are shortening all the time and it now looks like her exit from number 10 will come sooner rather than later.”

Odds on May leaving office have halved since yesterday – going down from 1-2.

The firm also cut the odds on a general election taking this place to 5-4 from 7-4.

And there are also odds for 6-4 for another EU referendum in 2019 amid pushes from Labour, the Lib Dems and The Independent Group.

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Britain is now just 16 days away from Brexit and so far nothing has been agreed with the EU despite voting leave almost 1000 days ago.

May was crushed by Tory rebels and her coalition partners the DUP last night as she lost by a margin of 149 votes in a bid to push her deal through the Commons.

Brett supporting critics claimed May’s plan left Britain too closely tied to the EU, while the Labour benches accused May of not securing people’s rights and food standards.

MPs will now vote on taking no deal off the table tonight – and then later in the week will vote on extending Article 50 beyond March 29.

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Britain may remain in the EU much longer than the original planned withdrawal date after the referendum in 2016.

No deal would leave Britain with no special agreements with the EU and has been warned to lead to chaos at the borders, rising costs of living and falling quality of life.

Philip Hammond used his Spring Statement to warned the indecision was “damaging our standing and reputation in the world".

He said: “Leaving with no deal would mean significant disruption in the short and medium-term and a smaller, less prosperous economy in the long-term, than if we leave with a deal.

"Higher unemployment; lower wages; higher prices in the shops. That is not what the British people voted for in June 2016. "