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    Sunak and Starmer cast their ballots as voting under way in high-stakes poll

    by Pa Political Staff Jul 04, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer have cast their ballots as they vie to win the General Election after weeks of campaigning.

    Polling stations across the UK opened at 7am, giving millions of voters the chance to decide if the Tory incumbent remains in the top job or the Labour leader enters Downing Street.

    Opinion polls suggest Labour is on course to secure a big majority in the House of Commons and form a new government.

    Mr Sunak, who has insisted the results are not a foregone conclusion despite

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