UK votes in parliamentary elections

The United Kingdom will vote in elections to the House of Commons between 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time (GMT+1) today to allocate 650 mandates in the UK parliament’s lower chamber, Report informs via TASS.

The majority will have the right to form the new UK government.

Surveys have shown that the Labour Party, led by 61-year-old Keir Starmer, is about 20 percentage points ahead of its main electoral rival, and the Conservatives have so far been unable to improve their standings.