{"id":16923,"date":"2019-12-12T15:06:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T15:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=16923"},"modified":"2026-07-05T17:19:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:19:02","slug":"biggest-queue-ive-ever-seen-at-my-polling-station-in-united-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2019\/12\/12\/biggest-queue-ive-ever-seen-at-my-polling-station-in-united-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Biggest queue I&#8217;ve EVER seen at my polling station in United kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Polling stations are open from 7am until 10pm, when an exit poll will give the first indication of the results<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Boris Johnson voted in Westminster at around 8am and Jeremy Corbyn in Islington expected at 9.30am\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Results in key seats are expected from 2am tomorrow and the next PM should be known by 6am Friday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Early results in Labour strongholds in the North East could show early signs of a swing to the Conservatives\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Results will come pouring in from around 3am, with big names including Iain Duncan Smith at risk of losing\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Tory strategists believe key to\u00a0victory is grabbing Labour heartlands including Workington and Grimsby<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Voters were stuck in the biggest queues seen at polling stations for years today as millions took part in Britain&#8217;s most important election for a generation with their decision expected to\u00a0make-or-break Brexit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Thousands snaked around the block outside schools, village halls, churches, pubs and\u00a0other community buildings in the wet and cold to exercise their democratic right at the UK&#8217;s 50,000 polling stations from 7am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The largest queues were seen in London&#8217;s marginal seats where many\u00a0were late for work and described the busiest election day they had seen for decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Hundreds waited for up to 45 minutes to vote in Battersea, Bow, Brixton, Clapham, Wandsworth and Woolwich\u00a0in the capital as well as in Greater Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham\u00a0as Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn battle to become the next Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Experts have said the crowds suggest that the turnout for\u00a0the first December general election since 1923 could be the highest since Clement Atlee and Sir Winston Churchill fought to be PM in the 1950s.\u00a0Turnouts have been dropping in the UK since Tony Blair&#8217;s landslide victory in 1997.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After six weeks on the campaign trail, Boris Johnson gave his dog Dilyn a big kiss and voted early at the nearest polling station to No 10 Downing Street &#8211; but was\u00a0without his partner\u00a0Carrie Symonds on the biggest day of his political life after she backed the Tories in Richmond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Tory leader\u00a0was voting at the Methodist Central Hall next to Westminster Abbey rather than in his Uxbridge constituency &#8211; a highly unusual move because outgoing prime ministers traditionally vote where they are standing as candidates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, accompanied by his wife Laura, also voted early in his Islington North constituency with the election said to be on a knife-edge, according to recent polls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As the polls opened this morning Mr Johnson tweeted: &#8216;Today is our chance to get Brexit done. Vote Conservative&#8217; while Mr Corbyn wrote on social media: &#8216;Vote Labour today to save our NHS, to bring about real change and create a country that works for the many, not the few&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-78bc8cbd29bb7fef\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/10\/22145530-7784125-image-m-155_1576144963835.jpg\" alt=\"Voters have described the longest queues they have ever seen at polling stations, including here in Putney, south-west London, as Britain holds a generation-defining election with the future of Brexit at its heart\" width=\"962\" height=\"850\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Voters have described the longest queues they have ever seen at polling stations, including here in Putney, south-west London, as Britain holds a generation-defining election with the future of Brexit at its heart<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f0022da5a87eb9a6\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/08\/22143566-7784125-image-m-91_1576141032728.jpg\" alt=\"Queues of voters snaked from the doorways and sometimes around the block in Battersea, Clapham and north London today (top left to bottom right)\" width=\"470\" height=\"731\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3d92fc835f73c71\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/08\/22143564-7784125-image-a-92_1576141041100.jpg\" alt=\"Queues of voters snaked from the doorways and sometimes around the block in Battersea, Clapham and north London today (top left to bottom right)\" width=\"470\" height=\"731\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5db01b981be40a25\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/10\/22144238-7784125-Dozens_of_people_queue_at_the_polling_station_in_Effra_road_Brix-m-152_1576144900438.jpg\" alt=\"Dozens of people queue at the polling station in Effra road, Brixton, raising hopes of a big turnout for the crucial election\" width=\"470\" height=\"568\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-bec0525902f42d70\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/10\/22145624-7784125-image-a-153_1576144904089.jpg\" alt=\"queues at polling station in Larcom Street, Bermondsey and Old Southwark\" width=\"470\" height=\"568\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Dozens of people queue at the polling station in Effra road, Brixton, (left) and in Bermondsey in south-east London (right) raising hopes of a big turnout for the crucial election<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-16e054c9135b7961\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/10\/22145964-7784125-image-a-162_1576146301730.jpg\" alt=\"in Woolwich, south-east London, a safe Labour seat, queues formed at a town centre polling station this morning\" width=\"962\" height=\"685\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">in Woolwich, south-east London, a safe Labour seat, queues formed at a town centre polling station this morning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8569d32d39d3e15f\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22150586-7784125-image-m-207_1576151704433.jpg\" alt=\"More than 100 people were queuing to vote in Ancoats, Manchester, today with delays to vote in nearby Bury too\" width=\"470\" height=\"675\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2252d8f6ef13ea65\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22150580-7784125-image-a-208_1576151710137.jpg\" alt=\"More than 100 people were queuing to vote in Ancoats, Manchester, today with delays to vote in nearby Bury too\" width=\"470\" height=\"675\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">More than 100 people were queuing to vote in Ancoats, Manchester, today (left) with delays to vote in nearby Bury (right) too<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a5015d123ed9acca\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/10\/22145984-7784125-image-a-164_1576146453108.jpg\" alt=\"Voters in Bow, east London queue up to vote at a cafe\/art gallery being used to serve the electorate today\" width=\"962\" height=\"516\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Voters in Bow, east London queue up to vote at a cafe\/art gallery being used to serve the electorate today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"v-4012460949039763015\" class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-three-col news\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-dbc83d9c65b49936\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/08\/22142396-0-image-a-51_1576139083649.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"643\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Boris Johnson brings his dog Dilyn to vote at Westminster&#8217;s\u00a0Methodist Central Hall this morning &#8211; the polling station closest to Downing Street<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-906df7e8697b34fd\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/08\/22142676-7784125-Boris_Johnson_gave_his_dog_Dilyn_a_big_kiss_as_the_Tory_leader_v-a-79_1576140988826.jpg\" alt=\"Boris Johnson gave his dog Dilyn a big kiss as the Tory leader voted early as polling day for Britain's most important election for a generation got underway today.\" width=\"470\" height=\"769\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-51c4403a0307052e\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/08\/22143546-7784125-image-a-80_1576140988828.jpg\" alt=\"Boris Johnson gave his dog Dilyn a big kiss as the Tory leader voted early as polling day for Britain's most important election for a generation got underway today\" width=\"470\" height=\"769\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Boris Johnson gave his dog Dilyn a big kiss as the Tory leader voted early as polling day for Britain&#8217;s most important election for a generation got underway today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1c93d587d9442a56\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/09\/22144412-7784125-image-a-126_1576142722383.jpg\" alt=\"Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and his wife\u00a0Laura Alvarez were joined by supporters as he came to vote in\u00a0 North Islington\" width=\"962\" height=\"661\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and his wife\u00a0Laura Alvarez were joined by supporters as he came to vote in\u00a0 North Islington<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d4ed14fd442b7cc5\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22148124-7784125-image-a-198_1576149013136.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie Symonds,\u00a0 Boris Johnson's new partner, took Dilyn and its sibling Lettice to support Zac Goldsmith in Richmond\" width=\"962\" height=\"1203\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Carrie Symonds,\u00a0 Boris Johnson&#8217;s new partner, took Dilyn and its sibling Lettice to support Zac Goldsmith in Richmond<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"v-4584643485209900290\" class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-three-col news\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Millions of voters face inclement weather with torrential rain and ice predicted across vast swathes of the country before the polls close at 10pm.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mol-42a2d1c0-1cd5-11ea-9763-a78096e635d0\" class=\"art-ins mol-factbox news halfRHS\" data-version=\"2\" data-permabox-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7784125\/Election-2019-Boris-Johnson-voters-cast-ballot.html\">\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">Shock new poll reveals the tightest Tory lead over Labour yet as voting starts in the Brexit election as just FIVE POINTS separates the two main parties<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Tory lead over Labour has been whittled down to its narrowest of the whole election with just five points separating the parties as voting starts, a shock poll revealed today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Boris Johnson&#8217;s party is on 41 per cent but Mr Corbyn&#8217;s leftwingers have made up ground and are now on 36 per cent, according to\u00a0Savanta ComRes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It came as polling stations across the country opened in a Christmas election that will shape the future course of Brexit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Opinion polls have shown a variety of leads for Mr Johnson in recent weeks but today&#8217;s numbers for the Telegraph\u00a0may cause some concern in Number 10.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-230d4b8a331ac1f9\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/09\/22141848-7784125-image-a-112_1576141806527.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"244\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP horizontal-1eH9F\">\n<ul class=\"linksHolder-3KBa2\">\n<li class=\"linkItem-2NXrW shareIcon-8A2dW\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However other polls show a wider margin of victory for Mr Johnson but with Labour gaining ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A survey conducted by Opinium between December 10-11\u00a0puts the Tories on 45 per cent overall, down one point on the company&#8217;s work published last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Labour is up two points in the poll to 33 per cent, giving the Tories a 12 point lead as Britain prepares to go to the ballot box.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Almost one in ten voters are yet to make up their mind about how they will cast their vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Last night Security Minister Brandon Lewis appeared to heap pressure on Mr Johnson to achieve a comfortable margin of victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He was asked on ITV&#8217;s Peston, asked what number would make a good working majority for the Conservative Party in Thursday&#8217;s election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I think it would be really good to get a majority like we had before, something 20 to 30 upwards,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;But that&#8217;s going to be hard work, you know we&#8217;ve got to make sure we&#8217;re gaining every single vote tomorrow, every vote matters, we&#8217;ve all seen the polls over the last couple of days which show that there is all to play for for everybody, that every vote is going to matter.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"socialContainer-1Yly1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">An exit poll will give the first indication of the results and votes will then be counted overnight with the first results expected by 11pm and a clearer picture of who will be the next Prime Minister between 2am and 4am tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A major YouGov poll on Tuesday predicted a 28-seat Tory majority \u2013 the largest since 1987 \u2013 but pollsters said the situation was so volatile that Britain could face another hung parliament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A No 10 spokesman confirmed that Mr Johnson had taken the unusual step to register to vote in Downing Street rather than his Uxbridge constituency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018The Prime Minister was proud to vote for Nickie Aiken, the fantastic Conservative candidate for the Cities of London and Westminster, who is committed to voting for the PM\u2019s Brexit deal and getting Brexit done by January 31,\u2019 she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Members of the public in a number of London constituencies have had to queue around street corners to vote in some of the busiest conditions they have seen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I&#8217;ve voted at the same station and time for eight years, but have never had to queue before,&#8217; said Craig Fordham, 45, from Putney, who had to wait for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Chris Schofield queued for 20 minutes in the Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It&#8217;s about 20 times busier than it was in 2017, and for the locals and Euro elections,&#8217; the 27-year-old consultant told PA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Atmosphere is very London: orderly queueing and no-one is talking to each other!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Schofield said there were over 70 voters waiting outside, adding that there were at least three officers working at the station but only one taking addresses from voters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Asked why he thought there were so many queuing, he said: &#8216;I think it&#8217;s the election of a lifetime for many of us.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Alixe Bovey said she was queueing for 35 minutes in the Streatham constituency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Sharing a photo of the queue outside her local station, she tweeted: &#8216;In 20 years of voting in Streatham Hill, always at about this time of day, I have never encountered a queue of more than six or seven people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;What is going on. The tailback is right up the road now.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ms Bovey said: &#8216;No idea what it means in my constituency &#8211; I&#8217;m in a super safe Labour seat.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Voters in Bermondsey, south east London, faced difficulty getting to one polling station after an apparent burst water water main caused flooding in the road around it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Hannah Tookey, who waded through the water to cast her vote, tweeted: &#8216;It was too deep to wade through the middle, even in wellies.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Another voter, Graham Kings, was prevented from voting by the flooding in Bermondsey.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mol-f299f710-1ce0-11ea-9d36-5f9a69c11026\" class=\"art-ins mol-factbox news halfRHS\" data-version=\"2\" data-permabox-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7784125\/Election-2019-Boris-Johnson-voters-cast-ballot.html\">\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">Poll watchdog suggests BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg may have flouted election rules<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The BBC was forced to defend its political editor Laura Kuenssberg today after she was accused of breaking electoral law in a live broadcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The top political journalist suggested that postal votes already counted were painting a &#8216;grim&#8217; picture for Labour in a live two-way on the BBC&#8217;s Politics Live yesterday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the\u00a0comments infuriated supporters of Jeremy Corbyn, who suggested she might have breached the Representation of the People Act, which bans reporting of how people voted until after polls close at 10pm tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Shortly after the broadcast the Electoral Commission tweeted: &#8216;It may be an offence to communicate any information obtained at postal vote opening sessions, including about votes cast, before a poll has closed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A BBC spokesman said: &#8216;The BBC does not believe it, or its political editor, has breached electoral law.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"socialContainer-1Yly1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He said: &#8216;I could have gone home and put wellington boots on and waded across the flooded road to try to get in, but had to go to work and so will vote this evening.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Boris Johnson yesterday said he was &#8216;fighting for every vote&#8217;, and made a final, impassioned appeal to voters last night as he warned the most important General Election in a generation was teetering on a &#8216;knife-edge&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In a final eve-of-poll rally in London, Mr Johnson said there was a &#8216;very real risk of another hung parliament&#8217; \u2013 and the &#8216;nightmare&#8217; of a Jeremy Corbyn-led coalition that would follow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He pleaded with voters to instead deliver a Conservative majority that could unite the country, &#8216;smash through the Parliamentary gridlock&#8217; and get Brexit done. Mr Johnson even issued a direct appeal to Leave voters who had always voted Labour, saying: &#8216;Even if you have never voted Conservative before, this is your chance to be heard and I promise I will not let you down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;A great future is there within our grasp, but I need your vote.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Voters will face rain and gales in many parts of the country as they go to the polls in the first December election for almost a century.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6c4c9d8489159268\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/09\/22143580-7784125-image-m-111_1576141711097.jpg\" alt=\"Voters reported long queues and waits of up to 45 minutes when in the past they were done and dusted in jut a few minutes, suggesting the turnout could be very high today\" width=\"470\" height=\"163\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP horizontal-1eH9F\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9d845f5ffd059b88\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/09\/22143576-7784125-image-a-110_1576141707690.jpg\" alt=\"Voters reported long queues and waits of up to 45 minutes when in the past they were done and dusted in jut a few minutes, suggesting the turnout could be very high today\" width=\"470\" height=\"163\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP horizontal-1eH9F\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Voters reported long queues and waits of up to 45 minutes when in the past they were done and dusted in jut a few minutes, suggesting the turnout could be very high today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d9641693d2008736\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22151348-7784125-image-a-211_1576152692115.jpg\" alt=\"There were large queues at the University of Kent in Canterbury, a seat Labour is desperate to keep hold of\" width=\"962\" height=\"1386\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">There were large queues at the University of Kent in Canterbury, a seat Labour is desperate to keep hold of<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-218928a5f9c76a08\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/08\/22143572-7784125-image-a-96_1576141059969.jpg\" alt=\"Queues of voters snaked from the doorways and sometimes around the block in Battersea, Clapham and north London today (top left to bottom right)\" width=\"470\" height=\"708\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-da9c2ac866961f38\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/08\/22143568-7784125-image-m-95_1576141055022.jpg\" alt=\"Queues of voters snaked from the doorways and sometimes around the block in Battersea, Clapham and north London today (top left to bottom right)\" width=\"470\" height=\"708\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Queues of voters snaked from the doorways and sometimes around the block in Battersea, Clapham and north London today (top left to bottom right)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3ce02a30394cb14e\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22151274-7784125-image-a-213_1576152728989.jpg\" alt=\"Voters go to the polls in the granary of Grade II listed Thelnetham Windmill on the Norfolk\/Suffolk border\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Voters go to the polls in the granary of Grade II listed Thelnetham Windmill on the Norfolk\/Suffolk border<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-14f46d8682049965\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22151224-7784125-image-a-216_1576152731765.jpg\" alt=\"Voters in the village of Carlton, Cambridgeshire voting in a caravan for today's general election\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Voters in the village of Carlton, Cambridgeshire voting in a caravan for today&#8217;s general election<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5ff12d5df0d49a6a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22151270-7784125-image-a-217_1576152736166.jpg\" alt=\"This horse was taken by its owner to this polling station in Wiltshire as people braved the wet and cold weather across the country\" width=\"962\" height=\"970\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">This horse was taken by its owner to this polling station in Wiltshire as people braved the wet and cold weather across the country<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-425cbebaa769a798\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/09\/22145076-7784125-image-m-143_1576144233003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"727\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Nuns from Tyburn Convent cast their vote at St John&#8217;s church in west London<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2a939561d1aac952\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/09\/22145056-7784125-image-a-142_1576144228527.jpg\" alt=\"Philip, 61, and Julie Jones, 60, outside the polling station in Nenthead, on the Cumbria and Northumberland border, with snow, ice and freezing rain forecast across the UK today\" width=\"962\" height=\"636\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Philip, 61, and Julie Jones, 60, outside the polling station in Nenthead, on the Cumbria and Northumberland border, with snow, ice and freezing rain forecast across the UK today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-83ff91fbb17f6a62\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/09\/22144200-7784125-image-a-116_1576142490145.jpg\" alt=\"Students from the University of Reading arrive to vote in the General Election 2019 ahead of their December graduation ceremonies later\" width=\"962\" height=\"756\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Students from the University of Reading arrive to vote in the General Election 2019 ahead of their December graduation ceremonies later<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-aee7523354ef6d73\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/10\/22147374-7784125-image-a-177_1576147793044.jpg\" alt=\"But voters in this area of Bermondsey after a burst water main on the busy Jamaica Road flooded the area\" width=\"962\" height=\"1286\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">But voters in this area of Bermondsey after a burst water main on the busy Jamaica Road flooded the area<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ac7ffebed3cf0998\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/08\/22142046-7784125-image-m-45_1576138769530.jpg\" alt=\"Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn have tweeted today and both hope to win the election and become the next PM\" width=\"470\" height=\"146\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP horizontal-1eH9F\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-54c9fd0837d3b1eb\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/08\/22142048-7784125-image-m-47_1576138786847.jpg\" alt=\"Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn have tweeted today and both hope to win the election and become the next PM\" width=\"470\" height=\"146\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP horizontal-1eH9F\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn have tweeted today and both hope to win the election and become the next PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"v-7236706776591712711\" class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-three-col news\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-467cdc9cc8975ba6\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/09\/22144600-7784125-Jeremy_Corbyn_posed_for_a_selfie_outside_his_local_polling_stati-m-135_1576143989990.jpg\" alt=\"Jeremy Corbyn posed for a selfie outside his local polling station with a hung Parliament a major possibility according to the polls\" width=\"962\" height=\"834\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Jeremy Corbyn posed for a selfie outside his local polling station with a hung Parliament a major possibility according to the polls<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3c178864c80f665e\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/10\/22145740-7784125-image-a-157_1576145211844.jpg\" alt=\"A member of Jeremy Corbyn's security detail argues with a person dressed as Sesame Street character Elmo, who is standing against Boris Johnson in Uxbridge\" width=\"962\" height=\"630\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A member of Jeremy Corbyn&#8217;s security detail argues with a person dressed as Sesame Street character Elmo, who is standing against Boris Johnson in Uxbridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-aa35252a754dbbd9\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/09\/22144950-7784125-image-a-137_1576144029076.jpg\" alt=\"Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson and her partner Duncan Hames arrive to cast their votes at Castlehill Primary School in Glasgow this morning\" width=\"962\" height=\"730\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson and her partner Duncan Hames arrive to cast their votes at Castlehill Primary School in Glasgow this morning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7970bfd2c735910c\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/09\/22145080-7784125-image-m-139_1576144196293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"1134\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon arrives to vote in the general election in Glasgow this morning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"v-1420689705776598773\" class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-three-col news\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7ada096469bacbb2\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/10\/22145754-7784125-image-a-159_1576145460425.jpg\" alt=\"Caroline Lucas (L), Green MP arrives with her son to cast her vote at a polling station in Brighton this morning\" width=\"962\" height=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Caroline Lucas (L), Green MP arrives with her son to cast her vote at a polling station in Brighton this morning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2b9e1be9f4df6d25\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/10\/22147392-7784125-image-a-166_1576147174648.jpg\" alt=\"DUP leader Arlene Foster arrives at a polling station in Enniskillen, in Northern Ireland, to cast her vote\" width=\"962\" height=\"642\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">DUP leader Arlene Foster arrives at a polling station in Enniskillen, in Northern Ireland, to cast her vote<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f17561ac2436e900\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/03\/22134540-7783465-image-a-25_1576122040453.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"1272\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Despite the final polls predicting a narrow Conservative win, Tory strategists fear they could be denied a majority by tactical voting by Remainers and low turnout among Leave voters. Mr Johnson&#8217;s appeal came as:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Mr Corbyn boasted that an army of thousands of Labour activists would get out the voters needed to propel him to power, saying he was on course to &#8216;shock the Establishment&#8217;;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">An eve-of-election poll revealed that 9 per cent of voters remain undecided, meaning the result could be determined by &#8216;hovering pencils&#8217; across the country;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Another survey put the Tory lead on just five points. The Savanta ComRes poll for The Daily Telegraph put the Conservatives on 41 per cent ahead of Labour on 36 per cent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Leave supporters were warned to vote Conservative or risk &#8216;throwing away Brexit for ever&#8217;, as new polling analysis revealed the Brexit Party could let in Labour in dozens of seats;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">A leading City figure warned that Labour&#8217;s assault on business could lead to millions of workers losing an average of more than \u00a311,000 from their pension pots;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Maureen Lipman warned in an article for the Mail that five years of a Corbyn government &#8216;would be a stain on all us&#8217;;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">The Conservatives poured activists into the seats of Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers after polling suggested they could be ousted;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Jo Swinson launched a bid to encourage tactical voting, telling Labour supporters to back her party to keep the Conservatives out. In Stockton South, one Lib Dem candidate even urged people to vote Labour to prevent a Tory win;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Nicola Sturgeon confirmed she would demand a second referendum on breaking up the UK next year as her price for propping a minority Labour government.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn was greeted by a small number of supporters as he arrived to cast his vote in north London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A protester dressed as Elmo, a character from children&#8217;s TV programme Sesame Street, was restrained by security guards as she tried to approach Mr Corbyn as he entered the polling station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As the woman in fancy dress argued with security and police, Mr Corbyn said: &#8216;Hello guys, can we stop the arguments please.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He later posed for photographs with well-wishers outside the polling station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Corbyn arrived to cast his vote at Pakeman Primary School in Islington with his wife Laura Alvarez at around 9.25am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Scotland&#8217;s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has cast her vote in the General Election campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The SNP leader was joined by her partner Peter Murrell, as well as the party&#8217;s Glasgow East candidate David Linden, at Broomhouse Community Hall in Uddingston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard cast his vote at Ralston Community Centre in Paisley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw is voting in Clarkston and Scottish Greens co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater are casting their ballots in Glasgow and Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party Arlene Foster has cast her vote in Co Fermanagh in the General Election campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mrs Foster arrived at the polling station at Brookeborough Primary School shortly after 10am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She stopped to speak to a number of other voters, including local DUP councillor Paul Robinson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ffd080b7ab934a5f\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22149162-7784125-image-a-201_1576149647358.jpg\" alt=\"A man dressed as Father Christmas walks from his grotto to vote at the Dunster Tithe Barn near Minehead, Somerse\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A man dressed as Father Christmas walks from his grotto to vote at the Dunster Tithe Barn near Minehead, Somerse<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-870ab6cd3b58bd8\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22149140-7784125-image-a-200_1576149644016.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Johnson (left), 62, does her knitting as she talks with colleague Christine Habberjam, 72, while awaiting people to vote at the polling station in Nenthead Village Hall in Cumbria\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Chris Johnson (left), 62, does her knitting as she talks with colleague Christine Habberjam, 72, while awaiting people to vote at the polling station in Nenthead Village Hall in Cumbria<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d404485bfaf6e7a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/10\/22147360-7784125-image-a-175_1576147774648.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Sutton and Annie Price from the Somerset Reindeer Ranch take their reindeer to the Village Hall in Chilthorne Domer\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Sarah Sutton and Annie Price from the Somerset Reindeer Ranch take their reindeer to the Village Hall in Chilthorne Domer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f75143e8763ed8d4\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/10\/22147364-7784125-image-a-171_1576147767657.jpg\" alt=\"Chelsea Pensioners leave after casting their votes at the world famous Royal Hospital in west London\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Chelsea Pensioners leave after casting their votes at the world famous Royal Hospital in west London<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e4e8405e9e181295\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/10\/22147368-7784125-image-a-173_1576147771719.jpg\" alt=\"Voters in Hartlepool used this rather unusual polling station - a shipping container\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Voters in Hartlepool used this rather unusual polling station &#8211; a shipping container<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7b41af42946fd931\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/08\/22142080-0-image-a-38_1576138752684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The polls in the Brexmas election have opened including here at Riverhead village hall near Sevenoaks in Kent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-24ecfebaf83dba6b\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/09\/22145070-7784125-image-a-144_1576144308178.jpg\" alt=\"Monks from Nunraw Abbey cast their vote at Garvald Village Hall near Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Monks from Nunraw Abbey cast their vote at Garvald Village Hall near Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fd6992825d4b78d7\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/10\/22147424-7784125-image-a-168_1576147201637.jpg\" alt=\"A couple arrive to vote in the rain at a polling station in Dobcross near\u00a0Oldham, in Greater Manchester\" width=\"962\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A couple arrive to vote in the rain at a polling station in Dobcross near\u00a0Oldham, in Greater Manchester<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fa4393592d4edd4d\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/10\/22147426-7784125-image-a-169_1576147208257.jpg\" alt=\"A woman exits a polling station in a wet and windy Birchgrove, Cardiff, this morning\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A woman exits a polling station in a wet and windy Birchgrove, Cardiff, this morning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5295a36292625112\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/08\/22140594-0-image-a-34_1576138017806.jpg\" alt=\"A lit Christmas tree greets voters at the hamlet of Christmas Common in Oxfordshire as Britain embarks on one of its most important peace time elections\" width=\"962\" height=\"643\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A lit Christmas tree greets voters at the hamlet of Christmas Common in Oxfordshire as Britain embarks on one of its most important peace time elections<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-79d94b0572ede553\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/07\/22139072-7784125-Voters_also_turned_up_early_at_the-a-20_1576135303403.jpg\" alt=\"Voters also turned up early at the\u00a0Oulton Institute in the Leeds West constituency held last time by Labour's Rachel Reeves\" width=\"962\" height=\"643\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Voters also turned up early at the\u00a0Oulton Institute in the Leeds West constituency held last time by Labour&#8217;s Rachel Reeves<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b5cc1e0d2967f11d\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/08\/22141608-0-image-a-35_1576138355867.jpg\" alt=\"The statue of Sir Winston Churchill - Britain's greatest ever PM - looks on to the Houses of Parliament as a new government will be elected by Britain today\" width=\"962\" height=\"575\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The statue of Sir Winston Churchill &#8211; Britain&#8217;s greatest ever PM &#8211; looks on to the Houses of Parliament as a new government will be elected by Britain today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mol-04be7d30-1ce6-11ea-8e85-3b8c9ad204de\" class=\"art-ins mol-factbox news halfRHS\" data-version=\"2\" data-permabox-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7784125\/Election-2019-Boris-Johnson-voters-cast-ballot.html\">\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">Bomb squad carry out controlled explosion on &#8216;suspicious device&#8217; found at polling station<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\">\n<div class=\"mol-img-group float-r mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3d0e800ef1259b06\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22145068-7784125-image-a-180_1576148442893.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"165\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A bomb squad carried out a controlled explosion after a suspicious object was found at a polling station early this morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Residents of the Glen Tower flats in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, were evacuated at 1am after the device was found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The building was cordoned off before the controlled explosion was carried out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Neighbour Robert McCristall wrote on Twitter: &#8216;Looks out the window of the building where I live and there&#8217;s a &#8216;bomb disposal truck&#8217; down below, and it&#8217;s also the polling station for the general election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Not sure if there&#8217;s a connection&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A spokesman for Police Scotland said: &#8216;We received a report of what was described as a suspicious device on the ground floor of Glen Tower flats, Motherwell around 1am on Thursday, December 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;A cordon has been placed around the building, residents within the cordon have been evacuated and a controlled explosion has been carried out by Explosive Ordnance Device staff as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Enquiries are ongoing to establish how viable the device was and the full circumstances surrounding the incident.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">North Lanarkshire Council advised voters that they should attend Knowetop Primary School in Knowetop Avenue in Motherwell from 7am.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"socialContainer-1Yly1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One detailed analysis yesterday revealed that Nigel Farage&#8217;s Brexit Party could help Labour hold on in many seats which would otherwise be taken by the Tories. Yesterday, Mr Johnson made an extraordinary 500-mile dash around the country in a final pitch for the votes he needs to secure victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After delivering milk in Guiseley, West Yorkshire, working in the kitchen at a catering firm in Derby \u2013 sporting an apron emblazoned with &#8216;Get Brexit Done&#8217; \u2013 and a quick flight to Cardiff, Mr Johnson delivered his final campaign address in tub-thumping style at the Olympic Park in east London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He told voters: &#8216;This election is our chance to end the gridlock but the result is on a knife-edge. To every one of you who is fed up with the endless arguments and wants to move on, every one of you who wants us to respect the referendum result and deliver the change people voted for, every one of you who wants us to focus on a positive, united future, every one of you who worries about the chaos of a Corbyn-Sturgeon alliance in a hung parliament, my message is simple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Give me a majority and I will finish what we started \u2013 what you instructed us to do \u2013 three and a half years ago. A great future is there within our grasp, but I need your vote.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And in a homely appeal to voters weary of Westminster&#8217;s long-running Brexit farce, Mr Johnson added: &#8216;Just imagine how wonderful it will be to settle down to a turkey dinner this Christmas with Brexit decided \u2013and how awful it would be if Corbyn and Sturgeon were in Downing Street advancing their plans for two more referendums.&#8217; He warned that Labour would &#8216;wreck our economy, with more borrowing and higher taxes&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Corbyn insisted he was on course to win despite a faltering campaign in which his manifesto has been branded &#8216;not credible&#8217; by independent experts, his own health spokesman suggested he could not be trusted with national security, and the Chief Rabbi issued an unprecedented warning that Britain&#8217;s Jews feared a Labour government because of his failure to tackle the party&#8217;s anti-Semitism crisis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Brushing aside his party&#8217;s troubles and today&#8217;s poor weather forecast, he said: &#8216;I am looking forward to sunshine on Friday.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Speaking on a campaign stop in Middlesbrough, Mr Corbyn insisted he will win the election &#8216;no problem at all&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">At a final rally in London last night, the Opposition leader pitched himself as an outsider, telling activists: &#8216;Tomorrow you can shock the Establishment, by voting for hope.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Pro-Corbyn group Momentum said it was mobilising up to 30,000 supporters to knock on doors up and down the country to get people out to vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And Labour said it had won the social media battle \u2013 with millions more people watching the campaign videos of Mr Corbyn than those of Mr Johnson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-page-break\">\n<div class=\"pageBreak\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">Starting off on the wrong foot! Labour&#8217;s Diane Abbott is so keen to cast her vote she appears to have rushed out wearing MISMATCHING shoes<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Labour&#8217;s Diane Abbott started off on the wrong foot today &#8211; as she appeared to go out campaigning with odd shoes on the wrong feet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">At the end of a long and gruelling winter election campaign she turned out to support Labour colleague Meg Hillier in her neighbouring East London constituency of Hackney South.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But Twitter users quickly spotted something was up when Ms Hillier posted a picture of them online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ms Abbott appeared to be wearing two left shoes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9c63ab03061ad4f2\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22148654-7784125-But_Twitter_users_quickly_spotted_something_was_up_when_Ms_Hilli-a-219_1576155380942.jpg\" alt=\"But Twitter users quickly spotted something was up when Ms Hillier posted a picture of them online\" width=\"962\" height=\"1030\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">But Twitter users quickly spotted something was up when Ms Hillier posted a picture of them online<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3c4e3dbc6cbbe0f7\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22148650-7784125-Ms_Abbott_appeared_to_be_wearing_two_left_shoes_from_separate_pa-a-241_1576155391580.jpg\" alt=\"Ms Abbott appeared to be wearing two left shoes from separate pairs of black loafers\" width=\"962\" height=\"1001\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Ms Abbott appeared to be wearing two left shoes from separate pairs of black loafers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-697fc9857bd43b00\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22148648-7784125-image-a-243_1576155396800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"534\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5bbde329dc54e950\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22150102-7784125-They_were_at_a_supermarket_in_east_London_this_morning-a-245_1576155400347.jpg\" alt=\"They were at a supermarket in east London this morning\" width=\"962\" height=\"723\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">They were at a supermarket in east London this morning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-93072a9814ada1ba\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22152400-7784125-Ms_Abbott_speaking_ahead_of_the_election_yesterday-a-232_1576155381586.jpg\" alt=\"Ms Abbott speaking ahead of the election yesterday\" width=\"962\" height=\"633\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Ms Abbott speaking ahead of the election yesterday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One person wrote: &#8216;Mmmmm well done Dianne Abbott. Odd shoes and one of the shoes is on the wrong foot.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Another said: &#8216;Two left shoes and odd shoes too!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ms Abbott, a close ally of Jeremy Corbyn, is defending a Labour majority of 35,000 in her Hackney North and Stoke Newington seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ms Abbott has has a low key election campaign and has seldom featured at large events with Jeremy Corbyn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He\u00a0was greeted by a\u00a0protester dressed as Elmo, a character from children&#8217;s TV programme Sesame Street as he arrived to cast his vote in north London this morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The woman was restrained by security guards as she tried to approach Mr Corbyn as he entered the polling station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As the woman in fancy dress argued with security and police, Mr Corbyn said: &#8220;Hello guys, can we stop the arguments please.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He later posed for photographs with a small number of supporters and well-wishers outside the polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington with his wife Laura Alvarez.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-page-break\">\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">Almost a quarter of voters say they could CHANGE THEIR MINDS about who to vote for as they head to the ballot box, according to new poll that suggests Boris Johnson is on course for a majority<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Almost one in four voters say they could change their mind about who to vote for, a new survey reveals today after the polls have already opened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Some 23 per cent of those quizzed by IpsosMORI\u00a0said they could yet alter their support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The analysis for the Evening Standard also showed that Boris Johnson is on course for a majority. It has the Tories on 44 per cent, 11 ahead of Labour on 33 per cent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However there is a wide variety of result in polls today, with a second having the Tory lead down to just five points, which would lead to a hung parliament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Gideon Skinner, head of political research at Ipsos MORI, said: &#8216;Labour has squeezed the Liberal Democrat vote share over the course of the campaign, but our final poll suggests this has not been enough to prevent the Conservatives scenting victory.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f21200f851352d4e\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22150836-7784125-image-a-282_1576155598271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"589\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ab2ec73deef1e777\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22150976-7784125-The_Ipsos_MORI_analysis_for_the_Evening_Standard_also_showed_tha-a-269_1576155587951.jpg\" alt=\"The Ipsos MORI analysis for the Evening Standard also showed that Boris Johnson is on course for a majority. It has the Tories on 44 per cent, 11 ahead of Labour on 33 per cent\" width=\"962\" height=\"687\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Ipsos MORI analysis for the Evening Standard also showed that Boris Johnson is on course for a majority. It has the Tories on 44 per cent, 11 ahead of Labour on 33 per cent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a84ae6fb7cf88fb3\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22151096-7784125-But_the_Tory_lead_over_Jeremy_Corbyn_s_pictured_voting_today_wit-a-271_1576155587953.jpg\" alt=\"But the Tory lead over Jeremy Corbyn's (pictured voting today with wife Laura Alvarez) Labour has been whittled down to its narrowest of the whole election, according to a CoRmes poll\" width=\"962\" height=\"642\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">But the Tory lead over Jeremy Corbyn&#8217;s (pictured voting today with wife Laura Alvarez) Labour has been whittled down to its narrowest of the whole election, according to a CoRmes poll<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Overall, the Conservatives have managed to keep their vote from 2017 more successfully than Labour, while Boris Johnson retains his lead over Jeremy Corbyn as the most preferred PM.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The country is not unanimous though, with clear splits by age as well as by other groups, and the number of people who said they might still change their mind is slightly higher than in 2017, with potential for more switching between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;And despite a record number saying the election outcome is very important to them, there are signs that the public is not wholly enthusiastic about the choices they face from either party.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Opinion polls have shown a variety of leads for Mr Johnson in recent weeks but today&#8217;s numbers\u00a0for the Telegraph\u00a0may cause some concern in Number 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Tory lead over Labour has been whittled down to its narrowest of the whole election with just five points separating the parties as voting starts, the shock poll revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Boris Johnson&#8217;s party is on 41 per cent but Mr Corbyn&#8217;s leftwingers have made up ground and are now on 36 per cent, according to\u00a0Savanta ComRes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It came as polling stations across the country opened in a Christmas election that will shape the future course of Brexit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A survey conducted by Opinium between December 10-11\u00a0puts the Tories on 45 per cent overall, down one point on the company&#8217;s work published last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Labour is up two points in the poll to 33 per cent, giving the Tories a 12 point lead as Britain prepares to go to the ballot box.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e6810428ad964ab5\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22150838-7784125-image-a-274_1576155587954.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"552\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7774fe81063b0a76\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22151188-7784125-Last_night_Security_Minister_Brandon_Lewis_appeared_to_heap_pres-a-275_1576155587968.jpg\" alt=\"Last night Security Minister Brandon Lewis appeared to heap pressure on Mr Johnson to achieve a comfortable victory, saying it would be 'really good' to get a 30-seat cushion\" width=\"962\" height=\"642\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Last night Security Minister Brandon Lewis appeared to heap pressure on Mr Johnson to achieve a comfortable victory, saying it would be &#8216;really good&#8217; to get a 30-seat cushion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Almost one in ten voters are yet to make up their mind about how they will cast their vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Last night Security Minister Brandon Lewis appeared to heap pressure on Mr Johnson to achieve a comfortable margin of victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He was asked on ITV&#8217;s Peston, asked what number would make a good working majority for the Conservative Party in Thursday&#8217;s election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I think it would be really good to get a majority like we had before, something 20 to 30 upwards,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;But that&#8217;s going to be hard work, you know we&#8217;ve got to make sure we&#8217;re gaining every single vote tomorrow, every vote matters, we&#8217;ve all seen the polls over the last couple of days which show that there is all to play for for everybody, that every vote is going to matter.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mol-0f69d420-1cdf-11ea-9763-a78096e635d0\" class=\"art-ins mol-factbox news\" data-version=\"2\" data-permabox-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7784125\/Election-2019-Boris-Johnson-voters-cast-ballot.html\">\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">Jeremy Corbyn&#8217;s security detail gets into bust-up with protestor dressed as Elmo when Labour leader goes to cast his vote<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A fathers&#8217; rights activist dressed as Elmo gatecrashed Jeremy Corbyn&#8217;s polling station visit this morning before scuffling with security guards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Bizarre footage from the north London polling station shows Elmo being restrained by the guards as she tried to approach the Labour leader, who was making his way to vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The woman in fancy dress is seen arguing with security and police, appearing to be outraged at being held back from Mr Corbyn, who said: &#8216;Hello guys, can we stop the arguments please.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She held up a sign with the name Bobby Smith, appearing to be in reference to a former Fathers 4 Justice activist who caused a security breach at Buckingham Palace in 2016 after using a ladder to scale the building and climb onto the roof.<\/p>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"p-147\" class=\"news x-wide video_carousel_container\" data-track-module=\"vm-7814468358999262488^extra_wide\" data-track-selector=\"a.videoLink\" data-track-type=\"cl\" data-track-pos=\"static\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\">\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"p-147\" class=\"news x-wide video_carousel_container\" data-track-module=\"vm-7814468358999262488^extra_wide\" data-track-selector=\"a.videoLink\" data-track-type=\"cl\" data-track-pos=\"static\">\n<div class=\"xwv-related-videos-container-4 rotator news\">\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b11470ca9909a56d\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22151626-7784125-The_woman_in_fancy_dress_is_seen_arguing_with_security_and_polic-a-249_1576155498919.jpg\" alt=\"The woman in fancy dress is seen arguing with security and police, appearing to be outraged at being held back from Mr Corbyn, who said: 'Hello guys, can we stop the arguments please'\" width=\"914\" height=\"608\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The woman in fancy dress is seen arguing with security and police, appearing to be outraged at being held back from Mr Corbyn, who said: &#8216;Hello guys, can we stop the arguments please&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1bf65552ce798b20\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22151624-7784125-She_held_up_a_sign_with_the_name_Bobby_Smith_apparently_in_refer-a-255_1576155499013.jpg\" alt=\"She held up a sign with the name Bobby Smith, apparently in reference to a former Fathers 4 Justice activist who caused a security breach at Buckingham Palace in 2015 after using a ladder to scale the building and climb onto the roof\" width=\"914\" height=\"610\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">She held up a sign with the name Bobby Smith, apparently in reference to a former Fathers 4 Justice activist who caused a security breach at Buckingham Palace in 2015 after using a ladder to scale the building and climb onto the roof<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-15f5104c9d5e879b\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22152114-7784125-The_Labour_leader_70_promised_higher_public_spending_nationalisa-a-257_1576155499014.jpg\" alt=\"The Labour leader, 70, promised higher public spending, nationalisation of public services, taxes on higher earners and another referendum on Brexit should he gain election\" width=\"914\" height=\"584\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Labour leader, 70, promised higher public spending, nationalisation of public services, taxes on higher earners and another referendum on Brexit should he gain election<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b83b6c84b811cc69\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22152116-7784125-A_person_dressed_as_Sesame_Street_character_Elmo_is_seen_next_to-a-259_1576155499015.jpg\" alt=\"A person dressed as Sesame Street character Elmo is seen next to police officers after arguing with a member of Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn's security detail as Corbyn returns from a polling station after voting in the general election\" width=\"914\" height=\"613\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A person dressed as Sesame Street character Elmo is seen next to police officers after arguing with a member of Britain&#8217;s opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn&#8217;s security detail as Corbyn returns from a polling station after voting in the general election<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f186d74ef8ed65e5\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22152304-7784125-A_man_in_a_santa_hat_and_a_man_in_an_Elmo_costume_outside_the_po-a-260_1576155499016.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a santa hat and a man in an Elmo costume outside the polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington, north London\" width=\"914\" height=\"610\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A man in a santa hat and a man in an Elmo costume outside the polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington, north London<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4aa39a5d94ac6c1f\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22152296-7784125-Police_speak_to_a_protester_dressed_as_Elmo_who_attempted_to_app-a-252_1576155498948.jpg\" alt=\"Police speak to a protester dressed as Elmo who attempted to approach Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and his wife Laura Alvarez\" width=\"914\" height=\"1371\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Police speak to a protester dressed as Elmo who attempted to approach Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and his wife Laura Alvarez<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Labour leader, 70, promised higher public spending, nationalisation of public services, taxes on higher earners and another referendum on Brexit should he gain election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Voters were stuck in the biggest queues seen at polling stations for years today as millions took part in Britain&#8217;s most important election for a generation with their decision expected to\u00a0make-or-break Brexit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Thousands snaked around the block outside schools, village halls, churches, pubs and\u00a0other community buildings in the wet and cold to exercise their democratic right at the UK&#8217;s 50,000 polling stations from 7am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The largest queues were seen in London&#8217;s marginal seats where many\u00a0were late for work and described the busiest election day they had seen for decades.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-page-break\">\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">Fifty infamous moments that shame Jeremy Corbyn: The list of incidents that call into question the Labour leader&#8217;s credentials to be prime minister<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Jeremy Corbyn has been branded a threat to national security by everyone from his own shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth to former MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">During his long career in politics, he has held meetings with and appeared at rallies with enemies of Britain including IRA bombers and Islamist extremists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Labour leader claims he has always wanted to bring about peace and talk to all sides in conflicts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the list below, which originated online before being reviewed and separately confirmed by the Mail as to its accuracy, would appear \u2014 at the very least \u2014 to call into question Mr Corbyn&#8217;s claim and his credentials to be prime minister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Corbyn&#8217;s supporters say that he has always stood up for minority groups who are oppressed by larger, more powerful states, and has always sought dialogue and peace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This means, however, that he sometimes shares platforms with people whose views he does not share, be they in the Middle East or in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He said in 2015: &#8216;I am absolutely committed to a meaningful peace process between Israelis and Palestinians and that has to be one based on the 1967 borders. I am proud to have been one of the first politicians prepared to engage in dialogue with Irish republicans about a peace process in Northern Ireland in the 1980s.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This is the list of what Mr Corbyn has done:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-26ec5f7f8dd85038\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/22128402-7784125-Jeremy_Corbyn_can_be_seen_in_October_2014_attending_a_wreath_lay-a-247_1576155407935.jpg\" alt=\"Jeremy Corbyn can be seen in October 2014, attending a wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of one of the 1976 Munich massacre terrorists\" width=\"962\" height=\"718\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Jeremy Corbyn can be seen in October 2014, attending a wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of one of the 1976 Munich massacre terrorists<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">1. Invited two IRA members to Parliament two weeks after the Brighton bombing<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">2. Attended Bloody Sunday commemoration with bomber Brendan McKenna<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">3. Attended meeting with Provisional IRA member Raymond McCartney<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">4. Hosted IRA-linked Mitchell McLaughlin in Parliament<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">5. Spoke alongside IRA terrorist Martina Anderson<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">6. Attended Sinn Fein dinner with IRA bomber Gerry Kelly<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">7. Chaired Irish republican event with IRA bomber Brendan MacFarlane<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">8. Attended Bobby Sands commemoration honouring IRA terrorists<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">9. Stood in minute&#8217;s silence for IRA gunmen shot dead by the SAS<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">10. Signed Early Day Motion after IRA massacre, blaming Britain for the deaths<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">11. Arrested while protesting in support of Brighton bomber&#8217;s co-defendants<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">12. Lobbied Government to improve visiting conditions for IRA killers<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">13. Attended Irish republican event where calls were made for armed conflict against Britain<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">14. Put up \u00a320,000 bail money for IRA terror suspect Roisin McAliskey<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">15. Said banned terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah were his &#8216;friends&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">16. Called for Hamas to be removed from terror banned list<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">17. Attended wreath-laying at grave of 1976 Munich massacre terrorist (above)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">18. Attended conference where Hamas and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine were present<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">19. Photographed at rally in front of Hezbollah flag<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">20. Attended rally with members of banned Al-Muhajiroun<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">21. Repeatedly shared platforms with plane hijacker<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">22. Accepted \u00a320,000 for appearing on state TV channel of terror-sponsoring Iranian regime<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">23. Opposed banning Britons from going to Syria to fight for ISIS<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">24. Defended rights of fighters returning from Syria<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">25. Voted to let ISIS fighters return from Syria<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">26. Opposed police &#8216;shoot to kill&#8217; policy<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">27. Signed letter defending Lockerbie bombing suspects<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">28. Accepted \u00a35,000 donation from academic who said &#8216;Palestinians have a moral right to their terrorism&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">29. Chaired Stop The War, which praised the &#8216;internationalism and solidarity&#8217; of ISIS<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">30. Shook hands with cleric Raed Salah after he had been found guilty of incitement to terrorism<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">31. Shared platform with representative of extremist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">32. Compared ISIS to U.S. military in interview on Russia Today<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">33. Opposed proscription of extreme Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">34. Backed Holocaust-denying anti-Zionist extremist Paul Eisen<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">35. Criticised drone strike that killed Jihadi John<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">36. Failed to unequivocally condemn the 9\/11 attacks<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">37. Called Colombian terror group M-19 &#8216;comrades&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">38. Gave speech in support of Gaddafi regime<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">39. Voted against banning support for the IRA<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">40. Voted against the Prevention of Terrorism Act three times during the Troubles<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">41. Voted against emergency counter-terror laws after 9\/11<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">42. Voted against stricter punishments for being a member of a terror group<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">43. Voted against criminalising the encouragement of terrorism<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">44. Voted against banning al-Qaeda<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">45. Voted against control orders for terror suspects<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">46. Voted against increased funding for the security services to combat terrorism<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-16ca8acf60564ec1\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/12\/21833138-7784125-Meeting_Gerard_McLaughlin_far_left_and_Jeremy_Corbyn_far_right_w-a-223_1576155381194.jpg\" alt=\"Meeting: Gerard McLaughlin (far left) and Jeremy Corbyn (far right) with bespectacled Gerry Adams and Tony Benn at the House of Commons in 1994\" width=\"962\" height=\"561\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Meeting: Gerard McLaughlin (far left) and Jeremy Corbyn (far right) with bespectacled Gerry Adams and Tony Benn at the House of Commons in 1994<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">47. Helped convicted IRA bombmaker Gerard McLaughlin (above left with Corbyn) get a job after he got a council flat<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">48. Said ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi should have been arrested rather than killed<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">49. Went to court to support an IRA fixer<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">50. Co-sponsored Irish Republican event that called jailed bombers &#8216;prisoners of war&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"p-165\" class=\"news x-wide video_carousel_container\" data-track-module=\"vm-5712157215463066660^extra_wide\" data-track-selector=\"a.videoLink\" data-track-type=\"cl\" data-track-pos=\"static\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"v-5712157215463066660\" class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col news\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">Can you take a selfie in a voting booth? When do polls close? And when will the first seats be declared? Your guide to polling day\u2026 and the nail-biting results night to follow<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After an exhausting seven-week campaign, Britain goes to the polls today in its first December general election since 1923.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Polling stations are open from 7am until 10pm, when an exit poll will give the first indication of the results. Votes will then be counted overnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Most opinion polls predict a Conservative majority, but there are signs that the race has narrowed in the final weeks of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">YouGov&#8217;s final polling analysis, which correctly predicted a hung parliament in 2017, projects a Tory majority but experts warn that a hung parliament is still possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The national picture should become clear in the early hours of Friday morning.\u00a0For those with the energy to stay up, here is a guide to how the 2019 general election will play out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6ec5dbc2d18e814a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/02\/22132124-7783465-image-m-62_1576116018006.jpg\" alt=\"Boris Johnson in London on the last day of the campaign\" width=\"470\" height=\"647\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a8bead26f2e9a9f5\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/02\/22131802-7783465-image-m-64_1576116025134.jpg\" alt=\"Jeremy Corbyn at a rally at Hoxton Docks in London last night\" width=\"470\" height=\"647\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Head to head: Boris Johnson (left) and Jeremy Corbyn (right) give their closing pitches of the campaign at separate London rallies last night, as Britain goes to the polls today in its first December election since 1923<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c7214ffdf1ab33b1\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/06\/22131362-7784125-How_they_stand_This_diagram_shows_how_many_MPs_each_party_had_wh-a-1_1576133918864.jpg\" alt=\"How they stand: This diagram shows how many MPs each party had when Parliament was dissolved last month. Boris Johnson is hoping to turn his minority government into a majority in order to pass his Brexit deal\" width=\"962\" height=\"594\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">How they stand: This diagram shows how many MPs each party had when Parliament was dissolved last month. Boris Johnson is hoping to turn his minority government into a majority in order to pass his Brexit deal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d589da6fd2c79ec\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/06\/22131362-7784125-Swingometer_The_Tories_would_need_only_a_small_swing_from_the_20-a-2_1576133918865.jpg\" alt=\"Swingometer: The Tories would need only a small swing from the 2017 election to reach enough seats for an overall majority - but a two per cent swing to Labour could make them the largest party\" width=\"962\" height=\"316\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Swingometer: The Tories would need only a small swing from the 2017 election to reach enough seats for an overall majority &#8211; but a two per cent swing to Labour could make them the largest party<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-page-break\">\n<div class=\"pageBreak\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">7am &#8211; POLLS OPEN<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Polling stations open across the UK at 7am and remain open until 10pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Electoral Commission says any eligible electors who are queuing at the polling station at 10pm must be allowed to vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">If you live in England, Wales or Scotland you do not need to bring any identification to vote.\u00a0 However, you will need to show photo ID to vote in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">You do not have to take your poll card with you, but the Electoral Commission advises if you have it with you it can help speed up the process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Broadcasters are not allowed to publish the results of any opinion polls while people are voting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In recent elections, voters have used the relative quiet to share pictures of their dogs at polling stations. You can send yours to MailOnline by emailing\u00a0<span class=\"mol-style-bold\">pictures@mailonline.co.uk<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Taking photos, including selfies, inside the polling station is not allowed as it puts the secrecy of voting at risk.\u00a0The Electoral Commission says you are welcome to take photos outside the polling station.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-31a3ea5d2ad746ea\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/01\/22131382-7783465-image-m-51_1576115199092.jpg\" alt=\"Directions: UK polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm, when an exit poll will give the first indication of the results\" width=\"962\" height=\"582\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Directions: UK polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm, when an exit poll will give the first indication of the results<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">10pm &#8211; EXIT POLL<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Polls close, and the BBC, ITV and Sky will reveal the results of their combined exit poll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The exit poll is different from other opinion polls because instead of asking people how they intend to vote, it asks people how they actually voted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It has a good track record of forecasting the result in recent elections. In 2017, the exit poll predicted the Tories would end up with 314 seats, just three short of the 317 the party actually won.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, it is still only a survey and could prove to be incorrect. In 1992, the exit poll forecast a hung parliament, but John Major&#8217;s Conservatives went on to win a majority of 21.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-914a21ef78356f4a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/06\/22131360-7784125-Exit_poll_When_polling_stations_close_at_10pm_broadcasters_inclu-a-5_1576133918996.jpg\" alt=\"Exit poll: When polling stations close at 10pm, broadcasters including Sky News (above) will reveal the results of an exit poll which will give the first indications about the results\" width=\"962\" height=\"523\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Exit poll: When polling stations close at 10pm, broadcasters including Sky News (above) will reveal the results of an exit poll which will give the first indications about the results<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-page-break\">\n<div class=\"pageBreak\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">11pm &#8211; FIRST RESULTS<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Two constituencies in the North East of England &#8211; <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Houghton and Sunderland South<\/span>, and <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central<\/span> &#8211; will race to be the first to declare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Both results are expected around 11pm and both are safe Labour seats. Bridget Phillipson has a majority of 12,341 in Houghton and Sunderland South.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, any rise or fall in Labour&#8217;s majority could be an early indication of how Jeremy Corbyn&#8217;s party will fare nationally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In 2016, Sunderland&#8217;s strong vote for Brexit &#8211; and Newcastle&#8217;s marginal Remain vote &#8211; was an early indication that the Leave campaign was outperforming expectations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a06b14524cf9c686\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/06\/22131466-7784125-Race_toe_be_first_Election_staff_count_ballot_papers_for_the_Gen-a-4_1576133918987.jpg\" alt=\"Race toe be first:\u00a0Election staff count ballot papers for the General Election at Silksworth Community Centre in Sunderland. Two early seats in the North East will be held by Labour but could give an indication of swing to or from the Conservatives\" width=\"962\" height=\"619\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Race toe be first:\u00a0Election staff count ballot papers for the General Election at Silksworth Community Centre in Sunderland. Two early seats in the North East will be held by Labour but could give an indication of swing to or from the Conservatives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-page-break\">\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">12pm &#8211; MORE LABOUR STRONGHOLDS<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Four more safe Labour seats are likely to have declared by midnight, all in the North East of England.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Again, look out for any evidence of a change in Labour&#8217;s vote share and a possible swing to the Conservatives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-page-break\">\n<div class=\"pageBreak\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">1am &#8211; WORKINGTON MAN<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;<span class=\"mol-style-bold\"><span class=\"class\">Workington <\/span><\/span>Man&#8217; was said to be a key figure in this campaign \u2013 the sort of northern Brexiteer who might leave Labour for the Tories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, the Conservatives have to overturn a sizeable majority (3,925) to win the first key marginal of the night. YouGov&#8217;s final polling model showed Labour on course to hold it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">If Mr Johnson&#8217;s party takes the seat, he might be on course for a comfortable majority in the new Parliament. If Labour holds, the overall result could be narrower.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">North Down<\/span> should be the first result of the night from Northern Ireland &#8211; a seat formerly held by the Independent MP Sylvia Hermon, and being targeted at this election by the DUP, the Ulster Unionists and the Alliance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-104abe0aef9470d6\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/01\/22131504-7783465-The_home_of_Workington_Man_-m-26_1576114341566.jpg\" alt=\"The home of Workington Man: The Conservatives have to overturn a sizeable majority (3,925) to win the first key marginal of the night. YouGov's final polling model showed Labour on course to hold it\" width=\"962\" height=\"555\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The home of Workington Man: The Conservatives have to overturn a sizeable majority (3,925) to win the first key marginal of the night. YouGov&#8217;s final polling model showed Labour on course to hold it<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mol-d1d1c640-1cac-11ea-9763-a78096e635d0\" class=\"art-ins mol-factbox news halfRHS\" data-version=\"2\" data-permabox-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7784125\/Election-2019-Boris-Johnson-voters-cast-ballot.html\">\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">How will the election be shown on TV?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">BBC<\/span> coverage will be led by Huw Edwards. He will be joined by Reeta Chakrabarti, Andrew Neil, Tina Daheley, while Jeremy Vine will take his place at the swingometer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 2019 election programme team will also\u00a0 include political editor Laura Kuenssberg, Europe editor Katya Adler, economics editor Faisal Islam, and media editor Amol Rajan, alongside polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Across the country the broadcaster will also have BBC Breakfast&#8217;s Naga Munchetty, Andrew Marr, Martha Kearney, Nick Robinson and Lucy Manning, plus Sarah Smith and Kirsty Wark broadcasting live from Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Sophie Raworth will analyse the results as they come in on a giant constituency map of the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Sky<\/span>\u00a0pulled the upset of the election broadcast operation when it announced that former Speaker John Bercow would form part of its team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Bercow only stepped down from the role at the end of October, shortly before the election was called.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He will join veteran anchor Dermot Murnaghan, with added input from political editor Beth Rigby, deputy political editor Sam Coates and economics editor Ed Conway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Channel 4<\/span> is hosting a live eight-hour Alternative Election Night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Coverage will be hosted by its veteran presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy and comedian Katherine Ryan along with reality television star and radio DJ Rylan Clark-Neal, who will be &#8216;sense-checking results with a specially invited studio audience&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Clare Balding will have the results as they happen, political comic Matt Forde will run an &#8216;alternative news desk&#8217; and Judge Rinder will be out and about at votes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The broadcaster said they would be joined by &#8216;an eclectic mix of the country&#8217;s biggest political figures&#8217;, including ex-home secretary Amber Rudd and former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson, plus comedians including Sophie Willan and Tez Ilyas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">ITV<\/span> will welcome back former financial opponents George Osborne and Ed Balls, after they sparred well in 2017. They will be joined by former Scottish Tory leader\u00a0Ruth Davidson, with Tom Bradby anchoring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Also appearing will be Mr Johnson&#8217;s brother Jo Johnson, who stepped down as an MP at the election, Momentum chief Jon Lansman, Leave leader and ex-Labour MP\u00a0Gisela Stewart, and former Labour home secretary Alan Johnson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"socialContainer-1Yly1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">1.30am &#8211; KEY MARGINALS<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">There has been much talk of the Tories breaching the &#8216;red wall&#8217; of Labour support in the North, thanks in part to Brexit. If the Conservatives overturn Labour&#8217;s majority of 3,280 in <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Darlington<\/span>, it&#8217;s a very good night for them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A Tory victory in <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Nuneaton <\/span>was an early sign of David Cameron&#8217;s election success in 2015. The Tories are hopeful of taking votes off Labour in the West Midlands. If Marcus Jones extends his 4,739 majority, it will show they have succeeded.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">2am &#8211; RESULTS PICKING UP<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">By 2am, results will start to pick up.\u00a0The first results will come from Scottish seats being defended by the SNP, such as <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Dunbartonshire West<\/span>, and <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Lanark and Hamilton East<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Results to look out for include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Battersea &#8211; Marsha de Cordova (Lab) &#8211; majority 2,416<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One of the first indications of how the parties are faring in the capital. Labour snatched it last time \u2013 and it will hope to increase its vote in this Remain seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Putney &#8211; former seat of Justine Greening (Con) &#8211; majority 1,554<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Another south London seat \u2013 this one vacated by Justine Greening who lost the Tory whip in September \u2013 is one of Labour&#8217;s key hopes. Again, it is a Remain seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Hartlepool &#8211; Mike Hill (Lab) &#8211; majority 7,650<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One of the first seats where the Brexit Party could have a real impact. The Tories are hopeful of overturning Labour&#8217;s majority, but this could be in peril if too many back Nigel Farage&#8217;s party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">West Bromwich East &#8211; former seat of Tom Watson (Lab) &#8211; majority 7,713<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Before he quit as Labour&#8217;s deputy leader and stepped down as an MP last month, Mr Watson had a healthy majority and if the Tories take it it&#8217;s a very good night for them. However, YouGov&#8217;s final MRP projections showed Labour on course to hold the seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Wrexham &#8211; former seat of Ian Lucas (Lab) &#8211; majority 1,832<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A crucial marginal in North Wales. The Conservatives have never won here \u2013 but it is definitely within the party&#8217;s grasp.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">2.30am &#8211; KEY SCOTTISH MARGINAL<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Angus &#8211; Kirstene Hair (Con) &#8211; majority 2,645<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The first big Tory-SNP fight of\u00a0the night. The seat is expected to fall to the nationalists, but if the Tories hang on it&#8217;s a good night for them. If they lose heavily, it could herald a near wipeout north of the border.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-page-break\">\n<div class=\"pageBreak\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">3am &#8211; BIG NAMES ON THE BALLOT<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Constituency results will be flooding in by now. Several big names will find out around 3am if they will be sitting in the new parliament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Jeremy Corbyn&#8217;s result will be declared in <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Islington North<\/span>. He will win easily, but the Labour leader will be expected to address the emerging national picture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Some of the key seats include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Esher and Walton &#8211; Dominic Raab (Con) &#8211; majority 23,298<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is under threat in this Surrey seat. He has a mammoth majority, but the constituency voted Remain and the Liberal Democrats are talking up their chances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Chingford and Woodford Green &#8211; Iain Duncan Smith (Con) &#8211; majority 2,438<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Another Tory big beast at risk \u2013 former leader Iain Duncan Smith. He has a majority of just 2,500 and Labour are pushing him hard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The seat will also be an indication of Labour&#8217;s overall strength in London. The party performed exceptionally well in the capital in 2017, but the Lib Dems won London in the European elections in May.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f036b4c6aa8aa0ca\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/01\/22131346-7783465-image-m-29_1576114403152.jpg\" alt=\"At risk: Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith is facing a strong challenge from Labour in his constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green.\u00a0The seat will also be an indication of Labour's overall strength in London\" width=\"962\" height=\"627\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">At risk: Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith is facing a strong challenge from Labour in his constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green.\u00a0The seat will also be an indication of Labour&#8217;s overall strength in London<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ae5f1459d597edc2\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/01\/22128914-7783465-Final_push_Jeremy_Corbyn_in_London_yesterday_on_the_final_day_of-m-36_1576114575459.jpg\" alt=\"Final push: Jeremy Corbyn in London yesterday on the final day of the general election campaign. He will win easily in his North London constituency but will be expected to address the emerging national picture\" width=\"962\" height=\"589\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Final push: Jeremy Corbyn in London yesterday on the final day of the general election campaign. He will win easily in his North London constituency but will be expected to address the emerging national picture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Cities of London and Westminster &#8211; former seat of Mark Field (Con) &#8211; majority 3,148<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Former Labour and Change UK MP Chuka Umunna is standing here for the Liberal Democrats, who were a distant third last time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">East Dunbartonshire &#8211; Jo Swinson (Lib Dem) &#8211; majority 5,339<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson could be under threat here if the SNP has a very good night. The nationalists won the seat in 2015, but Ms Swinson took it back in 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ms Swinson has seen the Lib Dems&#8217; poll rating decline since the election was called, with signs that Remainers are returning to Labour.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-db0d13152f970708\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/06\/22131356-7784125-Lib_Dem_leader_Jo_Swinson_pictured_could_be_under_threat_in_East-a-3_1576133918982.jpg\" alt=\"Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson (pictured) could be under threat in East Dunbartonshire if the SNP has a very good night. The nationalists won the seat in 2015, but Ms Swinson took it back in 2017\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson (pictured) could be under threat in East Dunbartonshire if the SNP has a very good night. The nationalists won the seat in 2015, but Ms Swinson took it back in 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Great Grimsby &#8211; Melanie Onn (Lab) &#8211; majority 2,565<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Boris Johnson has been targeting this heavily Leave-voting Labour seat in North East Lincolnshire. Labour has held the seat without interruption since Winston Churchill&#8217;s defeat in the 1945 election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Beaconsfield &#8211; Dominic Grieve (Con) &#8211; majority 24,543<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ex-Attorney General Dominic Grieve won by a huge majority last time \u2013 but now the arch-Remainer is standing against the Tories as an independent. It will be hard for him to hang on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a8d62358a8bc1a74\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/01\/22131650-7783465-Independent_candidate_Ex_Attorney_General_Dominic_Grieve_picture-m-39_1576114634373.jpg\" alt=\"Independent candidate:\u00a0Ex-Attorney General Dominic Grieve (pictured on the campaign trail) won by a huge majority last time \u2013 but now the arch-Remainer is standing against the Tories as an independent in Beaconsfield\" width=\"962\" height=\"579\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Independent candidate:\u00a0Ex-Attorney General Dominic Grieve (pictured on the campaign trail) won by a huge majority last time \u2013 but now the arch-Remainer is standing against the Tories as an independent in Beaconsfield<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Bishop Auckland &#8211; Helen Goodman (Lab) &#8211; majority 502<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This is exactly the sort of Leave-voting northern seat the Tories need to take if they are to have any chance\u00a0of getting a majority. Labour have held the seat since 1935.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Sheffield Hallam &#8211; former seat of Jared O&#8217;Mara (Lab) &#8211; majority 2,125<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Lib Dems will want to retake Nick Clegg&#8217;s former seat of Sheffield Hallam from Labour. Jared O&#8217;Mara won the seat in 2017 but was suspended from the party over claims he made misogynistic and homophobic comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Sedgefield &#8211; Phil Wilson (Lab) &#8211; majority 6,059<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Taking Tony Blair&#8217;s former seat would be a symbolic victory for the Tories and a sign of Labour&#8217;s decline since it won three elections in a row in 1997, 2001 and 2005.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-page-break\">\n<div class=\"pageBreak\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">3.30am &#8211; CONSERVATIVE BELLWETHERS<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Totnes &#8211; Sarah Wollaston (previously Con) &#8211; majority 13,477<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The South West is traditionally a Lib Dem heartland but the 2015 election changed all that. Tory defector Sarah Wollaston is standing for the Lib Dems in her old seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Hastings and Rye &#8211; former seat of Amber Rudd (Con) &#8211; majority 346<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Miss Rudd was almost toppled here in 2017, but she quit the Cabinet and surrendered the party whip in the autumn, and is not standing at this\u00a0win it this time, it will indicate a bad night for Mr Johnson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-page-break\">\n<div class=\"pageBreak\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">4am &#8211; HIGH-PROFILE MARGINALS<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Over half of the results will be in, and the overall trend of the night should be clear. Labour targets such as <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Harrow East<\/span>, <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Loughborough <\/span>and <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Milton Keynes South<\/span> will declare, along with Lib Dem targets like <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">St Albans<\/span> and <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Cheltenham<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The SNP will hope to hold <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Fife North East<\/span> and with a larger margin than they managed in 2017, when they had a majority of just two.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Seats to watch include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Wakefield &#8211; Mary Creagh (Lab) &#8211; majority 2,176<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Conservatives are very confident of snatching Miss Creagh&#8217;s marginal seat in West Yorkshire \u2013 another pro-Leave constituency which feels left behind by Labour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Canterbury &#8211; Rosie Duffield (Lab) &#8211; majority 187<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Rosie Duffield became the first ever Labour MP for Canterbury in 2017. She has a tiny majority \u2013 but tactical voting could see her hang on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The initial Lib Dem nominee, Tim Walker, stood down in the hope of helping Labour, but Jo Swinson&#8217;s party has fielded another candidate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f48990743efbb1fe\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/01\/22131728-7783465-image-a-45_1576114970159.jpg\" alt=\"Marginal seat: Labour's Emily Thornberry and Rosie Duffield, who won Canterbury for the party in 2017, campaign in the seat on December 1. Labour has a tiny majority but tactical voting could see them hang on\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Marginal seat: Labour&#8217;s Emily Thornberry and Rosie Duffield, who won Canterbury for the party in 2017, campaign in the seat on December 1. Labour has a tiny majority but tactical voting could see them hang on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Kensington &#8211; Emma Dent Coad (Lab) &#8211; majority 20<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Labour took this well-heeled seat on a tiny majority in 2017 just days before the Grenfell fire. On a good night the Tories will take it back, but it could be a close three-way race with the Lib Dems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In 2017 the result needed\u00a0several recounts and wasn&#8217;t confirmed until nearly 24 hours after polls closed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Uxbridge and South Ruislip &#8211; Boris Johnson (Con) &#8211; majority 5,034<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Boris Johnson will give his first reaction to the election night drama when the results are declared in his West London constituency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The PM only has a small majority and Labour has been fighting this one hard in the hope of claiming a remarkable scalp.\u00a0If its candidate, Ali Milani, manages to unseat him here, it would be a truly historic night for Labour.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-35f842da3404c03b\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/01\/22091692-7783465-By_5am_Boris_Johnson_should_know_whether_he_s_safely_back_in_Uxb-a-43_1576114933035.jpg\" alt=\"By 5am\u00a0Boris Johnson should know whether he's safely back in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, where he won only a slim majority over Labour in 2017\" width=\"962\" height=\"595\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">By 5am\u00a0Boris Johnson should know whether he&#8217;s safely back in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, where he won only a slim majority over Labour in 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-page-break\">\n<div class=\"pageBreak\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">5am &#8211; MORE LABOUR SEATS AT RISK<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">By 5am,\u00a0Anna Soubry should have discovered whether she&#8217;s been able to hold <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Broxtowe <\/span>for the Change party. Labour seats at risk include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Bolsover &#8211; Dennis Skinner (Lab) &#8211; majority 5,288<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Could it finally be the end for the Beast of Bolsover, Dennis Skinner? His seat is heavily pro-Brexit, and the Conservatives have poured resources into fighting it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Ashfield &#8211; former seat of Gloria de Piero (Lab) &#8211; majority 441<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Another Labour seat which is on the brink of a historic switch. Created in 1955, it has been held by Labour at every general election since.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Former\u00a0GMTV star Gloria de Piero narrowly won this pro-Brexit seat in Nottinghamshire last time. It will be hard for her successor to hang on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-page-break\">\n<div class=\"pageBreak\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">6am &#8211; FINAL TRICKLE OF RESULTS<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">By now, results will have slowed to a trickle.\u00a0London could deliver some late upsets, such as:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Chipping Barnet &#8211; Theresa Villiers (Con) &#8211; majority 353<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers is under threat here. She only just clung on in 2017 with a wafer-thin majority over Labour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Finchley and Golders Green &#8211; Mike Freer (Con) &#8211; majority 1,657<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Luciana Berger, the Labour MP forced out of the party over anti-Semitism, is standing in this heavily Jewish seat for the Lib Dems. But the Tories are confident of holding on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-bold\">Richmond Park &#8211; Zac Goldsmith (Con) &#8211; majority 45<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Tory Zac Goldsmith won this seat in 2017 by a handful of votes. He&#8217;s unlikely to do so this time \u2013 making it a\u00a0 valuable Lib Dem gain in the capital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-899436746ef8245d\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/01\/22131670-7783465-image-m-42_1576114730809.jpg\" alt=\"Vulnerable:\u00a0Tory Zac Goldsmith (pictured) won his Richmond Park seat in 2017 by a handful of votes. He\u2019s unlikely to do so this time \u2013 making it a valuable Lib Dem gain in the capital\" width=\"962\" height=\"595\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Vulnerable:\u00a0Tory Zac Goldsmith (pictured) won his Richmond Park seat in 2017 by a handful of votes. He&#8217;s unlikely to do so this time \u2013 making it a valuable Lib Dem gain in the capital<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-page-break\">\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">7am &#8211; THE FALLOUT BEGINS<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The last handful of results will come in later on Friday morning. Caroline Lucas will discover\u00a0if she has been re-elected as the Green MP for <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Brighton Pavilion<\/span> and there could be late Lib Dem gains in the South West.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Recounts could delay some of the declarations from earlier, but every seat is due to begin counting overnight so there is a good chance all 650 results will be in by mid-morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">With the national picture now decided, the winning party leader will go to see the Queen and begin the task of forming a new government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In a hung parliament, pro-Remain MPs could try to force another extension of Brexit beyond the current Article 50 deadline. Jeremy Corbyn could then attempt to form a government with the help of the SNP.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-da0db15c03782aba\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/01\/22131770-7783465-image-m-48_1576115144201.jpg\" alt=\"The prize: Either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn will be speaking in front of 10 Downing Street's famous black door (pictured) after the first December general election since 1923\" width=\"962\" height=\"617\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The prize: Either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn will be speaking in front of 10 Downing Street&#8217;s famous black door (pictured) after the first December general election since 1923<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-page-break\">\n<div class=\"pageBreak\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">Hoping to WINALOT of votes! Britain&#8217;s dogs are out in force as their owners visit polling stations across the UK to make crucial call on the nation&#8217;s future<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As millions of voters brave the cold and wet weather this morning to line up outside schools and community centres to vote in the election, hundreds have shared adorable photos of their dogs excitedly waiting for them to exercise their democratic right.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One cockerpoo puppy, Reggie, was seen waiting patiently outside a polling station in Chester-le-Street, County Durham this morning as his owner exercised their right to vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Leon Kazakos shared a picture of his lovely but camera-shy Labrador Loki, saying &#8216;Loki can\u2019t bear to look at the camera at this hour&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Taking our furry friends to the polling station has become something on a tradition in recent years, with hundreds of voters posting dog selfies on social media under the hashtag #dogsatpollingstations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Boris Johnson was spotted walking his and girlfriend Carrie Symonds&#8217; puppy Dilyn to a polling station at Central Methodist Hall as the first of the party leaders to cast his vote, rather than in his Uxbridge constituency &#8211; a highly unusual move because outgoing prime ministers traditionally vote where they are standing as candidates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">London Mayor Sadiq Khan was also out with his dog Luna urging people to use their vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Polling stations are open today from 7am until 10pm, you don&#8217;t need your polling card to vote, but you might need to wrap your dog up as queues have already started to form at stations up and down the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Scroll for video\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b015fabe365f48ca\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22146264-7784125-A_voter_leaves_their_polling_station_at_a_Church_in_Brighton_wit-a-185_1576148975610.jpg\" alt=\"A voter leaves their polling station at a Church in Brighton with their dog Lilly after casting their vote in Britain's first December general election since 1923. Members of the public and their dogs were out in force earlier today\" width=\"962\" height=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A voter leaves their polling station at a Church in Brighton with their dog Lilly after casting their vote in Britain&#8217;s first December general election since 1923. Members of the public and their dogs were out in force earlier today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cabf336f774b9ed0\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22144636-7784125-It_s_polling_day_and_all_the_dogs_have_come_out_to_play_These_cu-a-181_1576148975479.jpg\" alt=\"It's polling day and all the dogs have come out to play! These cute dogs were pictured being tied up outside a polling station\" width=\"961\" height=\"1249\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">It&#8217;s polling day and all the dogs have come out to play! These cute dogs were pictured being tied up outside a polling station<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b7f23910bd3f910c\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22141528-7784125-Reggie_the_cockerpoo_puppy_waits_patiently_in_the_dark_outside_a-a-187_1576148975623.jpg\" alt=\"Reggie the cockerpoo puppy waits patiently in the dark outside a polling station in Chester-le-Street, County Durham this morning as the cute pooch waited for its owner\" width=\"961\" height=\"721\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Reggie the cockerpoo puppy waits patiently in the dark outside a polling station in Chester-le-Street, County Durham this morning as the cute pooch waited for its owner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b0adc8783453164c\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22142256-7784125-This_gorgeous_dog_was_seen_outside_a_polling_station_in_Southamp-a-183_1576148975608.jpg\" alt=\"This gorgeous dog was seen outside a polling station in Southampton this morning as many headed out to vote in the general election\" width=\"961\" height=\"902\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">This gorgeous dog was seen outside a polling station in Southampton this morning as many headed out to vote in the general election<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5af523a6e7934b29\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22142254-7784125-Penelope_pictured_above_was_also_pictured_outside_a_polling_stat-a-184_1576148975609.jpg\" alt=\"Penelope (pictured above) was also pictured outside a polling station this morning as her owner Leticia snapped this cute photo of her\" width=\"961\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Penelope (pictured above) was also pictured outside a polling station this morning as her owner Leticia snapped this cute photo of her<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-58bfc4fdb955f32f\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22142260-7784125-Strike_a_pose_One_man_posted_this_picture_of_himself_and_his_cut-a-182_1576148975585.jpg\" alt=\"Strike a pose! One man posted this picture of himself and his cute dog outside the polling station and said: 'gone early gone hard'\" width=\"961\" height=\"991\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Strike a pose! One man posted this picture of himself and his cute dog outside the polling station and said: &#8216;gone early gone hard&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Many dog owners took to social media this morning to share snaps of their beloved pets getting involved in what has been branded the Brexmas\u00a0election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While you&#8217;re not allowed to take photos inside polling stations, you are allowed to take them outside, and many dog owners took the opportunity to snap their pooches posing today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Prime Minister Boris Johnson also joined in with the trend this morning and was pictured with Dilyn the dog at Methodist Central Hall, after casting his vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He seemed in high spirits and waved to the cameras as the cute little pooch looked as though he wanted to get out of the cold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Johnson is the first party leader to cast his vote this morning as the UK heads to the polls in the most crucial election in a generation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn voted just after 9am today in his Islington North constituency with the result in the first December general election since 1923 said to be on a knife-edge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This is while London Mayor Sadiq Khan was also pictured out and about this morning with his dog Luna, as he also took to social media to urge people to vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-516572531822246a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22143268-7784125-Prime_Minister_Boris_Johnson_with_Dilyn_the_dog_at_Methodist_Cen-a-186_1576148975621.jpg\" alt=\"Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Dilyn the dog at Methodist Central Hall to cast his vote in the 2019 General Election\" width=\"961\" height=\"651\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Dilyn the dog at Methodist Central Hall to cast his vote in the 2019 General Election<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a2922f9d704993a5\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22144626-7784125-London_Mayor_Sadiq_Khan_was_also_out_and_about_today_and_took_hi-a-196_1576148976161.jpg\" alt=\"London Mayor Sadiq Khan was also out and about today and took his dog Luna to the polls, urging people to vote\" width=\"961\" height=\"1480\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">London Mayor Sadiq Khan was also out and about today and took his dog Luna to the polls, urging people to vote<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"v-2667101661226484917\" class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-three-col news\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a2a7622737ff73d6\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22142264-7784125-One_Twitter_user_called_Leon_posted_this_snap_of_his_dog_Loki_an-a-193_1576148975664.jpg\" alt=\"One Twitter user called Leon posted this snap of his dog Loki and said the dog was turned away as it 'couldn't bear to look at the camera at this hour'\" width=\"961\" height=\"1282\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">One Twitter user called Leon posted this snap of his dog Loki and said the dog was turned away as it &#8216;couldn&#8217;t bear to look at the camera at this hour&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ca84a01fda30c4cc\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22142268-7784125-Another_Twitter_user_Leanne_Forshaw_Jones_posted_this_cute_snap_-a-194_1576148975665.jpg\" alt=\"Another Twitter user\u00a0Leanne Forshaw Jones posted this cute snap of her French Bulldog and said the most important job of the day was done\" width=\"961\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Another Twitter user\u00a0Leanne Forshaw Jones posted this cute snap of her French Bulldog and said the most important job of the day was done<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-eae6d6d9b7191b36\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22145098-7784125-Millie_and_Charli_pictured_above_heading_off_to_vote_North_East_-a-195_1576148975666.jpg\" alt=\"Millie and Charli (pictured above) heading off to vote North East Fife earlier this morning, both wearing little flags\" width=\"961\" height=\"1053\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Millie and Charli (pictured above) heading off to vote North East Fife earlier this morning, both wearing little flags<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Millions of voters face inclement weather with torrential rain and ice predicted across vast swathes of the country before the polls close at 10pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">An exit poll will give the first indication of the results and votes will then be counted overnight with the first results expected by 11pm and a clearer picture of who will be the next Prime Minister between 2am and 4am tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A major YouGov poll on Tuesday predicted a 28-seat Tory majority \u2013 the largest since 1987 \u2013 but pollsters said the situation was so volatile that Britain could face another hung parliament.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d66cfb26dc51a966\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22143966-7784125-A_dog_waits_for_its_owner_to_vote_in_the_General_Election_2019_o-a-189_1576148975630.jpg\" alt=\"A dog waits for its owner to vote in the General Election 2019 outside a polling station in Reading. The dog was looking through the window to try and see its owner\" width=\"961\" height=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A dog waits for its owner to vote in the General Election 2019 outside a polling station in Reading. The dog was looking through the window to try and see its owner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-95921290672250b\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22142262-7784125-Lily_the_Border_Collie_was_out_and_about_this_morning_as_her_own-a-190_1576148975632.jpg\" alt=\"Lily the Border Collie was out and about this morning as her owner Simon took her to the polling station in Buxton today\" width=\"961\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Lily the Border Collie was out and about this morning as her owner Simon took her to the polling station in Buxton today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-22d3c8751a80a0a4\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22143272-7784125-A_voter_leaves_with_their_dog_after_casting_their_vote_at_a_poll-a-191_1576148975662.jpg\" alt=\"A voter leaves with their dog after casting their vote at a polling station in Church in Brighton. The voter had made sure to put a little coat on the dog to keep it warm\" width=\"961\" height=\"615\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A voter leaves with their dog after casting their vote at a polling station in Church in Brighton. The voter had made sure to put a little coat on the dog to keep it warm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d92eda61bd08ae2d\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22144656-7784125-Barney_the_dog_wasn_t_very_impressed_with_election_day_and_decid-a-192_1576148975664.jpg\" alt=\"Barney the dog wasn't very impressed with election day and decided to urinate on a tree which had a polling station sign resting on it\" width=\"961\" height=\"633\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Barney the dog wasn&#8217;t very impressed with election day and decided to urinate on a tree which had a polling station sign resting on it<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1324b82f71e87bd6\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/11\/22145114-7784125-Kerry_Sell_posted_this_picture_of_her_dog_Ruby_at_7am_this_morni-a-188_1576148975629.jpg\" alt=\"Kerry Sell posted this picture of her dog Ruby at 7am this morning as she was up and about early to cast her vote in the election\" width=\"961\" height=\"1201\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Kerry Sell posted this picture of her dog Ruby at 7am this morning as she was up and about early to cast her vote in the election<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">***Did you take your dog to a polling station today? Share you cute pooch pictures! Email pictures@mailonline.co.uk***<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">&#8216;It&#8217;s on a knife-edge!&#8217; Boris Johnson makes final plea to voters as he hammers home his Brexit vow<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-italic\">By James Tapsfield, Political Editor and Jack Maidment, Deputy Political Editor for MailOnline<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Boris Johnson made his final plea for voters to help him &#8216;get Brexit done&#8217; last night, hours before the ballot boxes open &#8211; and with polls showing the result is still on a knife edge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The PM said it is &#8216;up to you now&#8217; after another frenetic day of campaigning in which he warned the risk of a Jeremy Corbyn government is still &#8216;very real&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Now is the time for this amazing country to come together and remember what it is capable of doing,&#8217; he told a glitzy rally at the Olympic Park in east London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Johnson urged activists to &#8216;fan out&#8217; and convince people to &#8216;give a miss&#8217; to the hard-Left platform of Mr Corbyn, and instead elect a &#8216;sensible, moderate, dynamic One Nation government&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cfaa0339f9e260f2\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/11\/21\/22121916-0-image-a-41_1576099834267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"563\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Boris Johnson told a glitzy rally at the Olympic Park in east London (pictured) that it is &#8216;up to you now&#8217; after another frenetic day of campaigning in which he warned the risk of a Jeremy Corbyn government is still &#8216;very real&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We have 24 hours to break the deadlock,&#8217; the PM warned Conservative party faithful who broke out into chants of &#8216;Boris! Boris!&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He told voters: &#8216;This election is our chance to end the gridlock but the result is on a knife-edge. To every one of you who is fed up with the endless arguments and wants to move on, every one of you who wants us to respect the referendum result and deliver the change people voted for, every one of you who wants us to focus on a positive, united future, every one of you who worries about the chaos of a Corbyn-Sturgeon alliance in a hung parliament, my message is simple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Give me a majority and I will finish what we started \u2013 what you instructed us to do \u2013 three and a half years ago. A great future is there within our grasp, but I need your vote.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7308ce6469ebfe14\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/11\/21\/22121986-0-image-a-42_1576099860897.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"610\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Mr Johnson&#8217;s rallying cry came as a series of polls showed the Tories holding on to their lead over Labour &#8211; but the gap is not big enough to guarantee an overall majority when the outcome is finally revealed on Friday morning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In a homely appeal to voters weary of Westminster&#8217;s long-running Brexit farce, Mr Johnson added: &#8216;Just imagine how wonderful it will be to settle down to a turkey dinner this Christmas with Brexit decided.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;And how awful it would be if Corbyn and Sturgeon were in Downing Street advancing their plans for two more referendums.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The rallying cry came as a series of polls showed the Tories holding on to their lead over Labour &#8211; but the gap is not big enough to guarantee an overall majority when the outcome is finally revealed on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A survey by Opinium, conducted in the last two days of the campaign, put the Conservatives on 45 per cent, down three points over the past week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Labour was up two points to 33 per cent, figures which should be enough to guarantee Mr Johnson the functional government he craves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, one in ten voters are yet to make up their mind about how they will cast their vote. A Savanta ComRes survey found there was just five points between the main parties, with the gap shrinking by one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-81e11fb3d02c0140\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/11\/18\/22114040-0-image-a-16_1576088203379.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"528\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">An Opinium survey gives the Tories a 12 point lead over Labour on the eve of the general election. Compared to the same poll last week, Labour are up two, the Conservatives are down one and the Lib Dems are also down one<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2ab661b44237dda7\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/11\/18\/22114678-7781377-image-a-31_1576090220095.jpg\" alt=\"Boris Johnson plants a Get Brexit Done sign in Benfleet, Essex, this evening as he was given a pre-election poll boost putting him on course to win a majority\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Boris Johnson plants a Get Brexit Done sign in Benfleet, Essex, this evening as he was given a pre-election poll boost putting him on course to win a majority<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"v-7891092503569086796\" class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-three-col news\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Labour leader&#8217;s own rally last night was a much more low-key event in Hoxton Docks, where he told supporters to spread the message of &#8216;socialism, which is about hope&#8217; to the country on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Corbyn visited Glasgow and the north of England where he raised eyebrows by insisting Labour will win the election &#8216;no problem at all&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mol-d1e50020-1cac-11ea-9763-a78096e635d0\" class=\"art-ins mol-factbox news halfRHS\" data-version=\"2\" data-permabox-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7784125\/Election-2019-Boris-Johnson-voters-cast-ballot.html\">\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">How Britain&#8217;s pollsters are predicting the election<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">YouGov:<\/span>\u00a0Tory 9-point lead Conservative 43, Labour 34, Lib Dems 12<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">ICM:<\/span> Cons 42, Lab 36, LD 12<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Opinium:<\/span>\u00a0 Cons 45, Lab 33, LD 12<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">BMG:<\/span> Cons 41, Lab 32, LD 14<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Panelbase:<\/span> Cons 43, Lab 34, LD 11<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">NCP:<\/span> Cons 43, Lab 33, LD 12<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Qriously:<\/span> Cons 43, Lab 30, LD 12<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Savanta ComRes: <\/span>Cons 41, Lab 36, LD 12<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Kantar:<\/span> Cons 44, Lab 32, LD 13<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Deltapoll:<\/span> Cons 45, Lab 35, LD 10<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"socialContainer-1Yly1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Pro-Corbyn group Momentum said it was mobilising up to 30,000 supporters to knock on doors up and down the country to get people out to vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Voters will face rain and gales in many parts of the country as they go to the polls in the first December election for almost a century.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And Labour said it had won the social media battle \u2013 with millions more people watching campaign videos of Mr Corbyn than those of Mr Johnson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Corbyn also fired a broadside at his Tory rival for &#8216;hiding in the fridge,&#8217; saying that Labour is not afraid of being asked questions after a bizarre row engulfed the PM on the final day of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Johnson&#8217;s day got off to an awkward start in West Yorkshire as he was ambushed by a reporter from ITV&#8217;s Good Morning Britain, prompting one of his aides to swear on live television.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The PM refused to be interviewed and\u00a0sought refuge in a fridge at the dairy he was visiting, sparking a wave of ridiculing memes on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The\u00a0attempt to hijack the premier&#8217;s final day of the campaign left the Conservatives furious as sources insisted Mr Johnson had not been &#8216;hiding&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-96dd89c1ec976da0\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/11\/22\/22123442-7782375-image-a-57_1576101630761.jpg\" alt=\"In his sabre-rattling speech to whip up party grassroots, Mr Johnson warned against electing 'a Hamas-backing IRA-supporting, anti-Semitism-condoning appeaser of the Kremlin' - Mr Corbyn\" width=\"962\" height=\"587\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">In his sabre-rattling speech to whip up party grassroots, Mr Johnson warned against electing &#8216;a Hamas-backing IRA-supporting, anti-Semitism-condoning appeaser of the Kremlin&#8217; &#8211; Mr Corbyn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5ba184ac7be291cd\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/11\/21\/22123504-7782375-image-a-54_1576101449564.jpg\" alt=\"Jeremy Corbyn's final rally was a much more low-key event at Hoxton Docks, where he told his party faithful to vote for 'socialism, which is about hope'\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Jeremy Corbyn&#8217;s final rally was a much more low-key event at Hoxton Docks, where he told his party faithful to vote for &#8216;socialism, which is about hope&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-34ded96f6df8885e\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/11\/18\/22114518-7781377-image-a-24_1576089051024.jpg\" alt=\"Hammering the Brexit message: The PM has spent the final day of campaigning on a cross-country blitz of marginal seats, ending in Benfleet, Essex, where he used a sledgehammer to plant a Conservative sign in an activist's garden\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Hammering the Brexit message: The PM has spent the final day of campaigning on a cross-country blitz of marginal seats, ending in Benfleet, Essex, where he used a sledgehammer to plant a Conservative sign in an activist&#8217;s garden<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"v-8872746586954288397\" class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-three-col news\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ba0751e80cbae45\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/03\/22109220-7783465-Jeremy_Corbyn_pictured_on_a_visit_to_Rother_Valley_this_afternoo-a-1_1576121486912.jpg\" alt=\"Jeremy Corbyn, pictured on a visit to Rother Valley this afternoon, has insisted Labour will win the election 'no problem at all'\" width=\"962\" height=\"641\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Corbyn, pictured on a visit to Rother Valley this afternoon, has insisted Labour will win the election &#8216;no problem at all&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fde96c4be24f52b9\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/11\/21\/22122390-7782375-image-m-48_1576100387357.jpg\" alt=\"Mr Johnson addressing party faithful in Stratford\" width=\"470\" height=\"671\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-98ca069091219b6c\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/11\/21\/22122400-7782375-image-a-49_1576100394105.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie Symonds hunkered down in Tory HQ in Westminster making last-minute calls to voters with her adopted dog Dilyn\" width=\"470\" height=\"671\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">While Mr Johnson was addressing party faithful in Stratford, his partner Carrie Symonds was hunkered down in Tory HQ in Westminster making last-minute calls to voters with her adopted dog Dilyn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3a287322cc7b897f\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/01\/22107180-7783465-The_Opinium_survey_is_likely_to_have_buoyed_Mr_Johnson_s_spirits-a-52_1576115807064.jpg\" alt=\"The Opinium survey is likely to have buoyed Mr Johnson's spirits, pictured in Hengoed in south Wales this afternoon, as it suggests he is still on course to win a majority\" width=\"957\" height=\"638\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Opinium survey is likely to have buoyed Mr Johnson&#8217;s spirits, pictured in Hengoed in south Wales this afternoon, as it suggests he is still on course to win a majority<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div id=\"v-3766400323168061852\" class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-three-col news\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div class=\"item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9e84c25d4ba269a7\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/01\/22081572-7783465-image-a-54_1576115948060.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"523\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Prediction: YouGov&#8217;s final polling model of the 2019 general election campaign projects that the Conservatives will win a majority of 28<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a649a4028c44a53a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/11\/08\/22090964-7778077-image-a-26_1576051973812.jpg\" alt=\"YouGov projects a small Conservative majority as the most likely outcome of the election, with this map showing the seats most likely to change hands\" width=\"962\" height=\"934\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-3zJLP vertical-2XJd5\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">YouGov projects a small Conservative majority as the most likely outcome of the election, with this map showing the seats most likely to change hands<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mol-img-group xwArtSplitter\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-13d4c3863ba0d5da\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/12\/12\/01\/22081566-7783465-image-a-55_1576115951110.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"974\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Predicted vote share:\u00a0The seat-by-seat model, which is based on thousands of interviews, puts the Tories on 43 per cent of the vote and Labour on 34 per cent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mol-d1ec7a30-1cac-11ea-9763-a78096e635d0\" class=\"art-ins mol-factbox news halfRHS\" data-version=\"2\" data-permabox-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7784125\/Election-2019-Boris-Johnson-voters-cast-ballot.html\">\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">Boris Johnson&#8217;s final day of campaigning gets off to terrible start<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Boris Johnson&#8217;s exasperated media minder swore on live TV as the PM\u00a0refused to speak to Good Morning Britain before seeking refuge in a fridge as he started an early-morning milk round in Yorkshire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Piers Morgan was visibly shocked and Susanna Reid had her head in her hands as Mr Johnson&#8217;s press secretary\u00a0Robert Oxley declared &#8216;for f***&#8217;s sake&#8217; and blocked the path of GMB&#8217;s roving reporter Jonathan Swain after he tried to ambush the premier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Tory leader, who was delivering milk in the marginal seat of Pudsey, West Yorkshire, yesterday morning, has repeatedly refused to appear on the ITV1 show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Swain confronted Mr Johnson as he put milk crates in a van and said: &#8216;Morning Prime Minister, will you come on Good Morning Britain? Will you deliver on your promise to speak to Piers and Susanna?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A tired-looking Mr Oxley loudly muttered: &#8216;For f***&#8217;s sake&#8217; as his boss ignored the calls and wandered into a large walk-in chiller as Mr Morgan exclaimed: &#8216;He&#8217;s gone into the fridge&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Following several minutes in the fridge, Mr Johnson later returned with a crate of orange juice and was asked if he would keep his promise to appear on the programme and replied: &#8216;Of course I will&#8217; &#8211; but with the polls opening tomorrow he refused to say when.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Tory sources said the PM was &#8216;categorically not hiding&#8217; in the fridge and that he was actually being briefed by aides ahead of a separate and pre-agreed interview.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"socialContainer-1Yly1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The YouGov polling analysis which correctly predicted the hung parliament in 2017 predicted on Tuesday night that the Tories were on course to win a 28-seat majority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, the MRP model suggested the race had tightened in the final weeks of the campaign and pollsters warned that a hung parliament was still possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The\u00a0model predicts that the Conservatives will win 339 seats, with Jeremy Corbyn&#8217;s party on 231 and the Liberal Democrats on 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The seat-by-seat model, which is based on thousands of interviews, puts the Tories on 43 per cent of the vote and Labour on 34 per cent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The forecast suggests the race has tightened since the previous MRP results on November 27 showed the Tories on course for a majority of 68.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Conservatives are predicted to gain 22 seats, including in Labour heartlands such as Ashfield, Bassetlaw and Tony Blair&#8217;s former seat of Sedgefield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A majority of 28 would be the Conservatives&#8217; best result since Margaret Thatcher&#8217;s third election victory in 1987.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, there are signs that Labour is &#8216;patching the cracks&#8217; in its so-called &#8216;red wall&#8217; of seats across the North and the Midlands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Conservative strategists fear that an ugly row over the NHS on Monday has damaged their campaign and candidates say the election is now &#8216;on a knife edge&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Tories&#8217; shrinking lead means that Labour are now on course to retain Tory target seats such as Tom Watson&#8217;s former constituency of West Bromwich East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Labour are also favoured to win Workington, home of the &#8216;Workington Man&#8217; target voter highlighted by a think tank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In addition, Labour are set to repeat their shock victories in Kensington and Canterbury, the poll suggests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Two senior Tories &#8211; Dominic Raab and Iain Duncan Smith &#8211; face close races in their constituencies. 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