DECEMBER’S General Election is finally upon us.
But who will be the next person in Number 10 after today? Will Boris remain or will Corbyn be elected? Here’s what the bookies and the latest polls say.
Follow our general election 2019 live blog for all the latest news and updates
5
Who will win the General Election?
We’re counting down the hours to when Brits take to the polls, so who’s got the edge so far?
The polls continue to give the Tories a nationwide lead but one major new survey has slashed Boris Johnson’s lead by more than half.
5
pod_component_config_url=”https://www.thesun.co.uk/nu-sun-pod-component-config-prod/nCEyLwgib.json” pod_component_config_loader_url=”https://www.thesun.co.uk/nu-sun-pod-loaders-prod/1.66.5/componentLoader.js?107220″ src=”https%3A%2F%2Fiframe.thesun.co.uk%2Fnu-sun-pod-widgets-prod%2Fiframe-pod.html%3Fid%3DnCEyLwgib%26script%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fnu-sun-pod-loaders-prod%2F1.66.5%2FcomponentLoader.js%3F107220%26config%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fnu-sun-pod-component-config-prod%2FnCEyLwgib.json”]
The bombshell YouGov MRP poll for The Times put the Conservatives at a 28-seat majority with just two days to go until the general election.
The poll, which correctly forecast the election results in 2017, has revealed Boris will need every vote at Thursday’s ballot.
This is despite the projected majority meaning the Tories will have clinched 339 seats – 22 more than the general election two years ago when they received 317.
The detailed seat-by-seat analysis means every vote will make all the difference if Brits want to avoid another hung parliament – with just 28 seats currently in it.
5
5
Boris has hammered home his warning of a “clear and present danger” of a Corbyn government if Brits don’t check the Conservative box on their ballot paper.
The Tories are concerned a Labour victory is “much closer” than their supporters think due to tactical voting for Remainers.
Odds on who will win
Betting odds according to bookies William Hill
- Conservative Party Majority: 4/11
- Labour Party Majority: 16/1
- Lib Dem Majority: 250/1
- Green Majority: 1000/1
- Brexit Party Majority: 500/1
- No Overall Majority: 2/1
When is the General Election and why are we having one?
On October 29, MPs approved the PM’s call for an election to be held on December 12.
It was Mr Johnson’s fourth attempt to have Parliament agree to an election after the Labour Party blocked the vote three times.
5
Parliament shut down from November 6.
When this happens every seat in the House of Commons becomes vacant with those wishing to remain as MPs having to stand in the forthcoming election.
The UK can leave before that date if Mr Johnson’s deal is passed in Parliament.
The Prime Minister had vowed to push for an election if the EU granted a three-month extension for his Brexit bill.
Mr Johnson sent a letter to the EU requesting a delay until January 31 after he was compelled to do so when the Benn Act was passed MPs on October 19.
On October 28, the EU granted the UK’s request for a “flextension” until January 31, 2020.
We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368 . We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours
