The public, party leaders and even the occasional celebrity have been pictured arriving to cast their votes in the General Election.
Polling stations have been set up in a variety of venues, from schools and village halls to pubs, caravans and even a laundrette.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty arrive to cast their votes at Kirby Sigston Village Hall in Northallerton (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive at Willingham Close Tenants and Residents Association Hall in north London (James Manning/PA)
A protester outside Willingham Close TRA Hall polling station (James Manning/PA)
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey and his wife Emily Gasson leave Surbiton Hill Methodist Church in south-west London (Yui Mok/PA)
A polling station in a temporary building in Andover, Hampshire (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Scottish First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney (centre) is joined by his son Matthew and SNP candidate Dave Doogan at Burrelton Village Hall, Perth and Kinross (Jane Barlow/PA)
Candidates in Oxford will be hoping to clean up at this polling station in a laundrette (Jacob King/PA)
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer takes a moment after casting her vote at Redland Park United Reformed Church in Bristol (Jonathan Brady/PA)
It’s a far cry from Westeros as Game Of Thrones actor Charles Dance waits in line in Willingham Close (James Manning/PA)
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross arrives with his family to cast his vote at Fogwatt Hall, Longmorn, Elgin (Michal Wachucik/PA)
Voters could get divine inspiration in this polling station at St James’ Church in Goldenacre, Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA)
Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill leaves St Patrick’s Primary School in Coalisland, Co Tyrone (Niall Carson/PA)
A polling station at Magdalen Hill Cemetery near Winchester (Andrew Matthews/PA)
British politics has hardly covered itself in glory in recent years. After the shame of the Corbyn years was punctured by the glorious Tory victory of 2019, we were subjected to a veritable gallery of disgrace: soaring immigration, Covid authoritarianism, Partygate, the Truss-Kwarteng interregnum, Gaza fanaticism. But the true nadir was the election of George Galloway in Rochdale.
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Migrants in northern France celebrating Labour’s landslide victory have given Sir Keir Starmer a nickname and have vowed to cross the Channel at the “first chance” they get.
As the defeated parties hold their inevitable election inquests, second only to the bloodletting in Tory circles will be that in the Scottish National Party. Reduced from a party whose proud boast was that it had never lost an election in almost two decades, its angry supporters are claiming that this defeat has all but killed off the cause closest to their hearts: independence for Scotland.
When Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States in 2021, much was made of his wife Dr Jill Biden becoming the first First Lady ever to hold a salaried outside job.
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman comments on the Tories' "really bad result" in the election and warns of "big problems" being caused by Keir Starmer on the horizon, including scrapping of the Rwanda scheme. Ms Braverman refused to comment on suggestions that she would run for leader.
You can point to Rishi Sunak’s poor leadership, you can talk about the Tories’ endless pointless errors. However, fundamentally, the Conservatives were ejected from office because NHS waiting lists were too long, the economy was weak, and immigration was uncontrolled.
Who’s to blame? All of us – every Conservative MP in the last Parliament – has a share of the blame for this defeat. For my part, I made life harder for my Party by calling publicly for tougher policy on migration and defence, and so made negative headlines about Tory splits and factions.
There was a moment soon after the release of the exit poll that predicted 13 seats for Reform UK when some of the party’s inner-circle must have given a collective gulp, realising that some of the candidates predicted to win were not, perhaps, among those they would consider the party’s best.
Arranging the colourful display of fresh fruit and veg at the front of his shop on July 5, Kristopher Dunlop admitted he was “buzzing” about the election results.
Sir Keir Starmer has appointed a lawyer who has taken cases against British governments as the new Attorney General, in an apparent snub to Emily Thornberry.
In a Friday interview with ABC News that was intended to steady his reelection campaign following last week’s much-criticized debate performance, President Biden acknowledged his “bad” debate against former President Donald Trump, blaming it on a cold, and reiterated that he has no plans to drop out of the presidential race.
The most significant result from Thursday may not have been the wipe-out of the Conservative Party. It might not have been the rise of Reform UK either, or the strain put on our first past the post electoral system by two distinct blocs of Right-wing voters. Instead, it could turn out to be the return of sectarian politics to England.