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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Jonathan Yerushalmy

‘Tories braced for bleak night’: what the papers say as the UK votes

UK papers  4 July as Britain votes in the general election and Keir Starmer of Labour and Rishi Sunak of the Tories make their final pitch to voters.
UK papers on 4 July as Britain votes in the general election and Keir Starmer of Labour and Rishi Sunak of the Tories make their final pitch to voters. Composite: Daily Express/Financial Times/Daily Star/The Mirror/The Sun/The Daily Record/The Times

Campaigning has ended and voters are set to decide who will lead the UK for the next five years, with the country’s newspapers covering the parties final pitches – while making a few suggestions of their own.

“Starmer hails ‘new age of hope’ as Britain votes in historic election”, reads the Guardian’s front page. The paper’s lead story notes that Rishi Sunak’s closest allies have already appeared “to concede defeat”, while the final opinion polls show Labour is on track for an unprecedented victory.

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