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Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson advances on Britain's top job

Boris Johnson appears on BBC TV's debate with candidates vying to replace British PM Theresa May, in London, Britain. [Reuters]

Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson took a step closer to becoming Britain’s next prime minister on Tuesday, winning 40 percent of votes in the second round of a contest on a firm promise to leave the European Union by Oct. 31.

Johnson, the face of the official Brexit campaign in the 2016 referendum, won 126 out of 313 votes and so goes through to a third ballot between 1400 GMT and 1600 GMT on Wednesday with four other candidates who won 33 votes or more.

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