The British are going to the polls today in a hot contest for the soul of the British parliament.
Prime Minister Theresa May of the Conservatives will want to consolidate her majority of 17 seats in parliament in order to strengthen her hands in the Brexit negotiation with the European Union. She enjoyed a comfortable lead when she called the surprise snap election seven weeks ago but her campaign in recent weeks suffered a number of glitches worsen by the Islamist terrorist attacks in Manchester, London and Westminster.
The leading opposition party of Jeremy Corbyn, Labour has the momentum in days leading to the election today. Labour is hoping for an upset after years in opposition. The third major party in the UK is the Liberal Democrats of Tim Farron
A poll published on Wednesday by YouGov showed Theresa May with a seven-point lead over Labour. That was two or three points higher than recent polls, but well short of the 20 percentage points the prime minister enjoyed a couple of weeks ago.
Support was said to be at 42 percent for the Conservatives and 35 percent for Labour. The debate over Brexit and the future of the UK economy was the focus of heated exchanges between the candidates in this election.
Almost 47 million people are registered to vote.
