People across the United Kingdom are going to the polls. They have seen voters elsewhere shift to the right. However, after 14 years, they are expected to throw their Conservative government out of power.
Candidates in 650 constituencies are running on Thursday for a seat in the House of Commons. Those in the party that secures 326 seats will govern with an overall majority.
The ruling Conservatives are promising to cut taxes, protect pensions, and reduce immigration. They pushed through a bill to send asylum seekers entering the UK illegally to Rwanda. They have said they have more “urgent work” to do.
“We will fight for every vote. We will fight for our values. And we will fight for our vision of Britain,” said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at a rally on Wednesday in Hampshire.
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has promised to bring about economic stability and to improve the National Health Service, including waiting times for treatment. ” If you want change, you have to vote for it,” he told supporters at a rally in Worcestershire.
The final YouGov projection suggests Labour will win a record majority with 431 seats and the Conservatives will lose two thirds of their seats, leaving them with 102. Sunak could even become the first British prime minister to lose his own seat.