News - Parliamentary elections are taking place in UK

The UK is holding elections for the lower house of parliament, the House of Commons, on Thursday, July 4. According to all polls, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Conservative Party face a crushing defeat. As a result, the 14-year rule of the Conservatives in the UK will come to an end.Polls predict a sensational electoral success for the opposition Labor Party led by Keir Starmer. According to a poll conducted by the sociological institute YouGov, Labor can achieve the best results since 1832 and get 431 out of 650 seats in the House of Commons, writes DW. Some analysts predict that Labor could even win 484 seats. By the time of the dissolution of Parliament at the end of May, they had 202 mandates.At the same time, the Conservatives' presence in the lower house will shrink to 102 seats.