UK elections 2024: Millions to head to the polls guided by anger over Gaza war

Millions of people are heading to the polls across the UK on Thursday, with Israel's war on Gaza likely to be a key factor in deciding how they will case their ballot in the high-stakes election.

Two major polls have suggested that the opposition Labour Party is on course to win by a landslide, securing around 431 of 650 seats in the House of Commons.

The polls have suggested that voters will overwhelmingly punish the Tories after 14 years of often chaotic rule, with reports emerging in the past 24 hours that even incumbent prime minister Rishi Sunak's seat in the constituency of Richmond and Northallerton might not be safe.

But in cities and towns across the UK, voters in Muslim communities and on the left have been left furious over Labour's delay in demanding a ceasefire from Israel over its response to the 7 October attacks and are determined to make their voices heard.

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