At 9pm UTC on July 4, the British will know the name of their future Prime Minister. After 14 years in power, the Conservatives could suffer one of the worst defeats in their history.
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Traditionally rather left-leaning, the British capital should confirm its tendency, reports our correspondent, Emeline Vin. Luke gave his vote to Labour, mainly for ” to throw the Tories out. There are not many exciting candidates, but after the chaos of the last 14 years, the budget cuts everywhere, the deterioration of our country, its institutions and our relations with the rest of the world “.
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In this constituency in south-east London, residents have seen their quality of life deteriorate, explains Sunny, who also hopes for a change at the head of government: ” We are struggling to make ends meet. We have had enough! This has been going on for years. We are made promises, promises… Promises that are never kept “In a single-round voting system, many vote usefully, against the Conservatives like Kath who voted Labour.” I hesitated to do a protest vote, I considered voting Liberal… Labor will make mistakes, and in a few years, they will be the bad guys. But at least they show empathy, compassion and respect for working people. “Turnover could affect Labour’s predicted majority.
Rishi Sunak also in the hot seat
Rishi Sunak Will he succeed in keeping his seat as MP for Richmond in York County? If he loses tonight, it would be unprecedented for a sitting head of government, reports our special correspondent, Julien Chavanne. And what would he do next? Several senior members of the Conservative Party are pushing him to stay at the head of the Tories, while they calmly find a successor. But does Rishi Sunak really want to? The former banker could also be tempted by a return to finance. He has friends ready to welcome him into an investment fund or, why not, go into exile for a while in California where he owns a beautiful house… Losing on his Richmond lands would be the final nail in his political coffin after a campaign that was a debacle between lack of preparation and communication errors or even accusations of rigged bets. Nothing was going in the right direction for the Tories, but until the end, Rishi Sunak will have kept his smile, as if he had already moved on. He will know his future around 4:00 a.m. local time tonight.
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Young Britons not very interested in elections
From our special correspondent in London, Julien Chavanne
Shaniya Odulawa, 23, is a political science student. She feels overlooked by the candidates. I feel like the big parties are only interested in billionaires or the wealthy classes and not in the middle classes or young people. I’ve always been the type to tell my friends ‘vote if you can, go vote!’ But for the first time in my life, I’m not going to vote… »
Like most young people, Shaniya has always voted Labour. But the Labour of before Keir Starmer. Because for her, the Labour leader is not left enough on LGBT rights, access to housing or Gaza: ” I call him the ‘Tory with a red tie’! He doesn’t take a stand for anything, he’s far too neutral… He’s actually more centre-right than I thought, it’s really disappointing for the Labour Party… »
Even if power changes hands in the next few hours, the young Londoner does not expect her life to improve quickly. I see that only the richest are getting richer, while for us, nothing changes. I want to own my apartment one day… But it probably won’t happen… It’s depressing… »
Half of young Britons could skip the election. Shaniya might vote Green today for want of anything better.