Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will discover the verdict of the voters in the hours after the polls close at 10pm on July 4, having spent six weeks trying to convince the electorate that they are best suited to leading the country. Since Sunak called a snap general election — surprising even MPs in his own party — the Conservative Party’s campaign has faced a number of setbacks, including criticism of the prime minister leaving D-Day commemorations early and the revelations that those in Sunak’s inner circle were under investigation for alleged betting on the general election date. The exit poll published at 10pm will provide a glimpse of what to expect nationally before the first results start to emerge. Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer in their final head-to-head debate chaired by the BBC’s Mishal Husain JEFF OVERS/BBC/PAThis poll has an

Source: The Times June 27, 2024 16:12 UTC