In the final day of campaigning before the UK’s general election, party leaders made their last appeals to the electorate. Sir Keir Starmer, head of the Labour Party, expressed confidence in his party’s readiness and highlighted the changes he has made to the party since taking over as leader in 2020. Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak, current Chancellor of the Exchequer and member of the Conservative Party, repeated warnings against a Labour “supermajority” and urged voters not to “sleepwalk” into one.
Throughout the campaign, the Conservatives, who have failed to narrow the gap with Labour in national opinion polls, have emphasized the dangers of a large Labour majority. Mel Stride, a Tory cabinet minister, recently stated that Labour was “highly likely” to win the largest majority in modern British history, a comment that Sir Keir characterized as “voter suppression.” Speaking at a rally in the West Midlands, Sir Keir urged voters seeking change to vote for it, warning against the dangers of five more years of Tory government.
At a campaign event in Hampshire, Rishi Sunak warned that a Labour victory would lead to increased taxes and costs for green measures and make the UK the “soft touch of Europe” regarding illegal migration. Although acknowledging voters’ “frustration” with his party, Sunak argued that Thursday’s vote was about the future of the country, not the past.
Polling stations throughout the UK will open at 07:00 BST on voting day, with most results expected to come in during the early hours and a full set of results expected by early Friday morning. The election is also taking place on revised constituency boundaries, and valid photo ID will be required for in-person voting.
Other party leaders continued to campaign in the final hours before the election. Ed Davey of the Liberal Democrats campaigned in Tory-held target seats, while Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, led chants in Clacton atop an Army vehicle. Scottish First Minister John Swinney focused on tackling child poverty and forging closer ties with Europe, while the co-leaders of the Green Party of England and Wales aimed to win at least four seats
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