Count Binface, a stunt-obsessed Davey, and a returning Farage: Big players in the UK election

Published July 3, 2024 11:21pm ET



Voters in the United Kingdom will head to the polls on July 4 to choose their next government, with polls indicating that the results will be historic.

After 14 years of Conservative rule, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to lead the party into one of the greatest defeats in electoral history, going from a majority to its lowest share of votes since being established in 1834. The party has managed to whip up the anger of the left-wing and center parties through its economic policies while enraging further right-wing voters by failing to follow through with promises to reduce immigration, instead sending it to record highs.

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