Britons take to the polls in key general election

• Eastern Eye Staff
• 08 June, 2017

By: Eastern Eye Staff

Voters have started flocking to the polls this morning for a snap election called by prime minister Theresa May ahead of Brexit after a campaign shadowed by terrorism. May called the election in April, when opinion poll ratings for her and her centre-right Conservative party were sky high, presenting herself as the strong leader to take Britain into Brexit talks. But Islamist attacks in London and Manchester have put her under pressure over her six years as home secretary, while campaign missteps have dented her reputation as a safe pair of hands. Meanwhile opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, an anti-war campaigner deemed…

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