July 4 (UPI) -- British voters cast their ballots in a snap general election on Independence Day in the United States, threatening the Conservative's 14-year governmental rule.
Polls opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 10 p.m. Thursday with citizens able to vote by mail. An exit poll commissioned by broadcasters will be published after closure.
The vote has seen a dramatic turnaround in British politics, just one election cycle removed from the Labor Party having its worst showing at the polls. Now, they appear poised to take over the government with leader Keir Starmer in the seat to become Britain's next prime minister.
But Conservatives, under current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, have spanned the country looking for the votes they need to hold onto power. The Tories, however, have been saddled with a lagging economy, protests by public service workers and issues over immigration.
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