British polling stations opened

The polls were opened in Britain on Thursday in the parliamentary elections held at the initiative of Prime Minister Theresa May.

The voters can vote until 23.00 hours (Dutch time). The first exit polls are expected around that time.

The Conservative May hopes to reach a large majority with these early elections and be as strong in their shoes as ten years after the negotiations with Brussels about brexit begin. After a number of political blunders and terrorist attacks, the Conservative Party of May has fallen back in the polls, but remains the largest. The left-wing leader of the Labor Party, Jeremy Corbyn, unexpectedly does very well in polls.