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Watch as Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party, arrives to vote in the general election on Thursday 4 July.She was accompanied by supporters for the walk to the polling station on Whiteladies Road in Bristol.Ms Denyer greeted photographers and reporters outside the Redland Park United Reformed Church, situated in a busy shopping area of Bristol, before going inside to cast her vote.The Bristol Central candidate, a former councillor for the Clifton Down ward, then came outside and posed for photographs before walking away with supporters. More

After six long weeks of campaigning, voting day in the UK general election is here.But, do you think you know your party leaders? As voters head to the polls across the country on Thursday (4 July) , we are putting your knowledge to the test, as The Independent’s Eliza Ketcher asks the public: “Who said it, Keir Starmer or Rishi Sunak?”From tool makers to immigration and Coca-Cola to Star Wars, can you guess who said what? More

An elections expert has explained how you can still vote in the general election even if you have lost your ID.This election is the first time in the UK that everyone wanting to vote in person will have to show a correct form of photo ID before casting a ballot – this includes a passport, driving licence and blue badge.However, if you have lost your identification, you can apply for an emergency proxy vote until 5pm on Thursday 4 July (polling day).Alex Thomas, programme director at the Institute for Government, explained the process for applying during an appearance on Good Morning Britain. More

Jeremy Corbyn posed outside a polling station in his north London constituency after casting his vote in the general election.The former Labour leader is running as an Independent candidate in Islington North.Mr Corbyn has won the seat for Labour at every general election since 1983, but is no longer a member of the party.He was seen posing with his thumbs up after casting his vote.Earlier on Thursday 4 July, he made an appeal for voters to help his campaign, saying: “We have built this campaign from nothing. We don’t have party machinery. We don’t have big donors. We have something more powerful: people.” More

Sir Keir Starmer made the short journey from his Kentish Town home to the polling station to vote in the Holborn and St Pancras constituency on Thursday 4 July.The Labour leader and his wife, Victoria, arrived on foot and walked hand-in-hand into the hall tucked inside the housing estate to cast their ballots in the general election.A crowd of local residents gathered to watch Sir Keir enter the polling station alongside dozens of national and international media.He left through a back door out of sight of reporters. More

Millions of people across the UK are heading to polling stations to vote in a general election which opinion polls indicate will end 14 years of Conservative government. Rishi Sunak, who has been prime minister since October 2022, is leading the Tory party into the election.His rival in the race for No 10 is Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party.Both politicians have spent the past few weeks trying to convince the British public that they are the right leader to run the country.As Britons cast their votes, The Independent looks at the lesser known facts about the two PM contenders. More

The general election is taking place on Thursday 4 July and hundreds of thousands of people are expected to be voting for the first time.It’s fair to say the polling station can be a little daunting if you’ve not been before, and there are a number of rules you need to follow when casting your ballot.Ahead of the election, it’s important to know the regulations around snapping selfies, tweeting and talking about politics. Here, The Independent takes a look at what you can and can’t do when voting. More

Rishi Sunak’s parents and his wife Akshata Murty joined him for the final stump speech of the general election campaign.The prime minister stood for a photo with his family after giving a speech at Romsey Rugby Club, north of Southampton where he grew up on Wednesday evening (3 July).“This underdog will fight to the final whistle,” Mr Sunak said during his last speech on the trail.The prime minister also urged Tory activists to continue campaigning, claiming they had “urgent work to do” to “save the UK” from a Labour government. More