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Britain votes as Labour expected to sweep to power
Reuters Videos4 hours agoSTORY: 40,000 polling stations opened across Britain on Thursday (July 4) as voters made their choice in a parliamentary election expected to bring Keir Starmer's Labour Party to power. Pollsters predict Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives will be swept away after 14 often turbulent years. Sunak cast his vote early in his northern English constituency alongside his wife. Opinion polls put Starmer's center-left party on course for a landslide victory. Sixty-one-year-old Starmer also arriving at a London polling station with his wife to cast his ballot. In statement Starmer, the former chief prosecutor of England and Wales, said: "Today, Britain can begin a new chapter.'' Reform UK leader Nigel Farage soaked up the sun on a walk-about in his constituency of Clacton-on-Sea. Liberal Democrat Party leader Ed Davey arrived at a local church to cast his vote. Voters on London's streets had mixed emotions. ''I feel like every candidate is pretty awful. In all honesty, if I was going to vote for any one I would vote for Labour. But I don't think any of them are good choices.'' ''I'm optimistic. I think it's been a pretty dreadful ten, 12, 14 years. So pretty optimistic." Voting ends at 10 p.m. when an exit poll will give the first indication of the outcome. Official results are expected in the early hours of Friday (July 5).
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- 1:30Britain votes as Labour expected to sweep to powerReuters VideosSTORY: 40,000 polling stations opened across Britain on Thursday (July 4) as voters made their choice in a parliamentary election expected to bring Keir Starmer's Labour Party to power. Pollsters predict Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives will be swept away after 14 often turbulent years. Sunak cast his vote early in his northern English constituency alongside his wife. Opinion polls put Starmer's center-left party on course for a landslide victory. Sixty-one-year-old Starmer also arriving at a London polling station with his wife to cast his ballot. In statement Starmer, the former chief prosecutor of England and Wales, said: "Today, Britain can begin a new chapter.'' Reform UK leader Nigel Farage soaked up the sun on a walk-about in his constituency of Clacton-on-Sea. Liberal Democrat Party leader Ed Davey arrived at a local church to cast his vote. Voters on London's streets had mixed emotions. ''I feel like every candidate is pretty awful. In all honesty, if I was going to vote for any one I would vote for Labour. But I don't think any of them are good choices.'' ''I'm optimistic. I think it's been a pretty dreadful ten, 12, 14 years. So pretty optimistic." Voting ends at 10 p.m. when an exit poll will give the first indication of the outcome. Official results are expected in the early hours of Friday (July 5).4 hours ago
- 2:29High cost, safety worries hit Paris Olympics bookingsReuters VideosSTORY: The Olympic Games should be an economic boon for any city hosting it, as visitors flock to the event. Now Paris is due to host the 2024 Games in a few weeks, but high costs and security concerns seem to have put some visitors off. One leading data firm said flight bookings to the French capital are expected to rise by a tenth year-on-year from June 6 onwards. That is a sharp contrast to the 115% increase in tourist arrivals for the 2016 Rio Games. Even the Tokyo Games, held during the pandemic, saw bookings up by a fifth. Further data also showed hotel reservations have dropped since last year for the weeks ahead of the Olympics. One U.S.-based sports travel agent said it was the lowest bookings he'd seen in a quarter of a century for almost any sports event. The findings show the challenges major cities face hosting such events, as more price-conscious consumers can be put off. London experienced something similar in 2012, when it only saw a 3% increase in arrivals. But it is still a blow for Paris. The city's tourist office said average hotel prices during the Games have surged by 70% to $369 a night from last year. Meanwhile, homesharing site Airbnb says it has seen record Paris bookings. As of March, nights booked in the Paris region during the games were 400% higher than the same time a year ago. However, Air France-KLM said on Monday it expected weaker-than-expected summer sales as travelers avoid the Olympics. One luxury travel agency said clients had cited security worries as well as pricing as a reason to postpone trips. France is on its highest level of security alert, with the country also undergoing snap elections. The French capital's chief of police said last month Islamist terrorism is the main security worry. But some travel agencies hope there will be a last-minute rush for tickets and accommodation. They also think potential late discounts could draw crowds One analytics firm said visitors may arrive by train or car, and will not show up in flight data. Train operator Eurostar said ticket sales volumes to Paris for the Olympics and Paralympics travel period were up 7% year-on-year. The city should also be in for at least some financial success. One recent study estimated the Games would generate up to $12 billion in economic benefits to the Paris region.7 hours ago
- 0:24Labour leader Keir Starmer votes in UK general electionReuters VideosSTORY: :: Labour leader Keir Starmer votes in the UK's general election :: London, England :: July 4, 2024 Starmer and his wife Victoria arrived at the polling station in the north London Holborn and St Pancras constituency to cast their votes. Opinion polls put Starmer's center-left party on course for a landslide victory but also suggest many voters simply want change after a period of infighting and turmoil under the Conservatives that led to five prime ministers in eight years. The country's 40,000 polling stations opened at 0600 GMT and were due to close at 10 p.m. (2100 GMT) when an exit poll will give the first sign of the outcome. Detailed official results are expected in the early hours of Friday (July 5).7 hours ago
- 0:47AP Top Stories July 4 AAssociated Press VideosHere's the latest for Thursday July 4th: Biden vows to keep running for president; Hurricane Beryl hammers Jamaica; Thousands flee Northern California wildfire; Election Day in United Kingdom.8 hours ago
- 0:54Contenders Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer cast ballots in UK general electionAssociated Press VideosVoters arrived at polling stations across the UK on Thursday morning, as the polls opened for the country's general election.8 hours ago
- 0:56Why London residents are voting this electionWashington PostVoters outside polling stations in London, on July 4, shared the key issues in this general election, and why it's so important to vote this year.8 hours ago
- 0:25British PM Sunak casts vote in general electionReuters VideosSTORY: :: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak casts his vote in the general election :: July 4, 2024 :: Northallerton, England Sunak walked into the polling station in Northallerton accompanied by his wife Akshata Murty to cast his vote. Polls open from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. (0600-2100 GMT) and an exit poll at 10 p.m. will give the first sign of the outcome with detailed results expected early on Friday (July 5). Opinion polls put Starmer's center-left party on course for a landslide victory but also suggest many voters simply want change after a period of infighting and turmoil under the Conservatives that led to five prime ministers in eight years.9 hours ago
- 0:39Polls open across the UK for general electionReuters VideosSTORY: :: Workers finalize polling stations as the UK general election opens :: July 4, 2024 :: London Clerks at the polling station at the St Mary's Neighbourhood Centre in the Islington borough prepared polling booths, tied strings to pens and put up signs. Opinion polls show the centre-left Labour Party is set for a big win in Thursday's vote that would end 14 years of Conservative government. You Gov's final seat projection published on Wednesday (July 3) put Labour on track to win a majority of 212 seats, the largest of any party in modern history.10 hours ago
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- 0:48Labour and Lib Dem leaders on final push for UK votesReuters VideosSTORY: :: Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders on the final push for votes on the last day of campaigning :: July 3, 2024 :: Carmarthenshire, Wales :: Keir Starmer, Labour Party leader :: "We are fighting for every vote, and across the country there will be constituencies which will go down to the wire, and therefore we will continue to fight until 10:00 tomorrow night, making the case that change only happens if you vote for it." :: Chippenham, England :: Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat leader :: "I'm really proud that in this election campaign, as well as having a bit of fun, we brought the issue of caring out of the shadows. And we've made the argument that if you look after family carers, if you look after professional carers, you can rescue our NHS as well." Starmer was focused on Labour's fear that voters could see the result as a foregone conclusion and stay at home during polling on Thursday (July 4), or register protest votes with smaller parties. Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey continued his more novel approach to campaigning on Wednesday, following his earlier water sport exploits and bungee jump with a tractor race across a field in southwest England, where he hopes to make gains against the Conservatives.1 day ago
- 2:31Reform's Farage aims to shake up UK politics after electionReuters VideosSTORY: Nigel Farage’s supporters are out in full force in England's Clacton-on-Sea to ensure he wins his first ever seat in parliament. Representing the right-wing Reform party, Farage says a victory would shake up British politics, in the same way that Marine Le Pen's National Rally is doing in France. A supporter of Donald Trump's, he's the man who sold Brexit to millions of voters but failed seven times to be voted in. This time, Farage rates his chances of winning a seat in this seaside town at over 50%. “We've been going a month and a day at full pelt with this, getting millions of votes. We're going to do that. I'm certain of it. Getting some seats. I'm certain of it. If it's a lot more than that, then fantastic. But, I mean, I've made it clear from the start to everybody, including prospective voters. This is our first significant step towards a much longer goal, term goal, which is aiming at 2029, but also is aiming at building a mass movement for common sense across the country.” Reform has kicked out several candidates for reported racist or offensive comments during the campaign. Farage was buoyed by the success of Le Pen's anti-immigration far-right RN party, but he denies Reform is racist. The party pledges to stop "non-essential" immigration, leave the European Convention on Human Rights and push migrants arriving by small boats back to France before they land on British shores. “What I inherited a month ago was a complete start up. A lot of those candidates, as I now understand it, were kind of begged for at the last minute because they didn't have enough people, they didn't have the resources, the manpower to vet them. So have we got a few bad apples? Yeah, we have, rather like the Greens." Farage has always sought to smash the status quo in British politics. And his surprise about-turn a month ago to enter the election race as Reform’s leader threw the ruling Conservatives into a panic. Until then, most had discounted the party's candidates as little more than a headache. But the Conservatives are divided after 14 years in power and forecast for an overwhelming defeat by Labour. Reform is set to win more votes but fewer seats than the long-established third party in British politics, the Liberal Democrats.1 day ago
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- 1:05Boris Johnson makes last-ditch election rallying cryReuters VideosSTORY: :: July 2, 2024 :: London, England :: Boris Johnson makes surprise speech for Rishi Sunak, ahead of Thursday's elections :: Boris Johnson, Former British Prime Minister :: "If you are slightly surprised to see me, if you are slightly surprised, I will be absolutely clear that I was glad when Rishi asked me to help. Of course I couldn't say no. And I'm here for one reason and one reason only, which is the same reason as all of you. All of us are here. We're here because we love our country and whatever, whatever our differences, whatever our differences, they are utterly trivial by comparison with the disaster we may face if these so-called opinion polls are right." :: Johnson had been forced to resign as PM in 2022 after a mutiny Sunak helped start :: Rishi Sunak, British Prime Minister :: "Isn't it great, isn't it great to have all conservative family united my friends?" "Boris is right to say now is the time for all conservatives to come together to deny Labor that supermajority that Keir Starmer craves. We have 48 hours to save Britain from the danger of a Labor government." In a speech listing many of his own achievements, Johnson gave little personal endorsement to Sunak but focused on what he said were the dangers of the opposition Labour Party winning power. Johnson, one of British politics' most recognizable figures and a proven election winner, has spent almost the entire campaign on the sidelines, having quit frontline politics in 2023. He has endorsed individual candidates in video messages but has not previously appeared at big campaign events. Sunak, who appeared after - but not alongside - Johnson on the stage, thanked his predecessor.2 days ago
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- 0:40UK'S PM Rishi Sunak hunts for votes among robotsReuters VideosSTORY: :: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak goes hunting for votes among robots :: kicking off his first campaign stop of the day before 5 a.m. :: July 2, 2024 :: Luton, England Sunak started the penultimate day before Thursday's (July 4) vote in a vast Ocado warehouse in Luton, north of London. He donned a neon yellow, high-vis jacket to help staff pick avocados and other salad items at Ocado, one of Britain's most successful technology businesses. Sunak, a former investment banker, has travelled across the country during the campaign for the surprise election, giving speeches and attending several hustings a day. He spoke at a rally late on Monday evening (July 1) and is scheduled to attend events through Tuesday and into the evening. Despite the effort the polls have hardly budged, with Keir Starmer's opposition Labour Party holding an around 20 point lead and many voters saying they want change 14 years in power for Sunak's Conservatives.2 days ago