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UK election: Britain goes to the polls By James Masters and James Griffiths, CNN
After one of the most tumultuous years in British political history, polls have opened in the country's general election.Less than a year since Britain voted to leave the European Union and just 11 days before the start of negotiations over the terms of that departure begins, the snap election was called by British Prime Minister Theresa May with a focus on securing a mandate to take into Brexit talks. CLICK HERE
Theresa May arrives at Buckingham Palace for Queen’s permission to form government with DUP By Nicole Morley
The PM set off from 10 Downing Street with husband Philip to make the short journey to the palace in a chauffeur driven Government car. The move came after it was made clear that Mrs May has no intention of standing down as Conservative leader, despite calls from among her own MPs for her to consider her position. It is thought that she is hopeful of striking some sort of deal with the Democratic Unionist Party to allow Tories to continue in government despite failing to achieve an absolute majority in the House of Commons. CLICK HERE
Now Theresa is more popular than Maggie! New poll reveals May gets the highest score EVER on who is best for No 10 beating both Thatcher and Blair By Tim Sculthorpe, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline
Theresa May has been backed as the best person to be Prime Minister by 61 per cent of voters, outscoring the highest recorded ratings of Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. Mr Blair secured a score of 52 per cent at his highest point and Mrs Thatcher managed 48 per cent in the Ipsos Mori survey. Each leaders was tested against their opponents of the day. While Mrs May has the highest personal score on the test, Mr Blair held a bigger lead over William Hague. This poll shows Mrs May crushing her rival Jeremy Corbyn by 38 points after he was backed for No 10 by just 23 per cent of people. The new poll, for today's Evening Standard, showed the Conservative Party was on 49 per cent and Labour 26 per cent.
How will the general election result affect Brexit? By Emily Allen
The general election result has plunged Britain into political chaos just 10 days before the government was due to begin the all-important Brexit negotiations. With a hung parliament after a dramatic night resulted in Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party losing its majority in the House of Commons, the nation now faces a minority government.
Mrs May will now team up Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which will narrowly give her the numbers she needs to pass legislation in the Commons, but it's clear a significant period of political instability lies ahead. So how will this impact Brexit, membership of the single market and free movement? CLICK HERE
General election polls 2017: Final tracker and odds By Ashley Kirk
The final general election 2017 polls - all published before polling booths opened at 7am today - have given a last minute boost to the Conservatives, after a Labour surge that saw the gap close dramatically. Even YouGov, who have tended to estimate higher Labour support than most pollsters, recorded a three point drop for Jeremy Corbyn's party in their final poll. The campaign has been marked by two terror attacks at London Bridge and Manchester, but neither even seems to have had an impact on the polling. CLICK HERE
Jeremy Corbyn Poses a Potent Threat to Western Security By Con Coughlin
By far the most likely casualty of a Corbyn government would be the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network, where there is a strong likelihood that other member states of the alliance will be deeply reluctant to share highly sensitive material with a British prime minister who has spent his entire political career openly associating with regimes and groups that are utterly hostile to the West and its allies. CLICK HERE
'Bravo, Boris on U.K. election win!" By Lee Cohen (Lee is the New York Director of TAS)
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
We dodged a bullet Thursday night. While we slept, our staunchest ally chose between two paths that couldn’t be more divergent — between capitalism and Marxism, between the people vs. the elite, between self-determination and self-conscious stagnation. One thing is certain, Britain needed to move on. And our destiny and the global order is affected by this choice. We can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Bravo, Boris!
World order is more assured with the election of Boris Johnson, who has the mandate of his people to, in his campaign battle cry, “Get Brexit Done!” Beyond that, however, Britain, our closest ally, will be on course to be its own master once again. But even more significantly, America will have a partner who has the same goals: Prosperity, security and stability. Had Jeremy Corbyn ended up in Downing Street, there would have been cause for mourning. CLICK HERE
Election 2015: Dramatic election could reshape UK Not since the fall of Thatcher or the Blair landslide has there been a political moment quite like this one.
Election 2015: Election campaign enters final hours The general election campaign is drawing to a close with party leaders making late bids to break the deadlock in the polls.
Election polls UK: latest opinion polls show Conservatives in two point lead Lord Ashcroft poll gives a two point lead for Tories but YouGov and Populus polling and predictions for May 5 show both parties neck-and-neck
Incomes to fall WHOEVER wins the election, economic experts reveal. Average incomes are set to fall over the next five years whoever wins the election, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said this morning.