Polls will open in Britain today at 0700 GMT for the third general election in under five years — and the second since the seismic 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union.
Turnout will be vital in Britain’s first December election in nearly a century. Rain and even snow are forecast for parts of election day, while voters in Britain’s most northerly town will have less than six hours of daylight.
Rival party leaders dashed around the country on Wednesday in a frantic push for votes in the final hours before the highly-charged snap election aimed at breaking the Brexit impasse.
Parliament’s divided parties — some seeking a swift exit from the EU and others wanting to stay in the bloc — repeatedly rejected the divorce terms former prime minister Theresa May struck with Brussels.