London. Voting booths opened on Thursday for a historic general election in the United Kingdom, making it crucial to see how issues such as the economy, taxes and immigration play out for contenders including incumbent Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Voting began at 7 am (local time) today and will close at 10 pm. The six-week-long campaign saw all major parties mobilise across the country and will end today with voting for the country's next prime minister. Voters in a total of 650 constituencies across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will cast their votes in the election. A party must win at least 326 of the 650 parliamentary seats for the leader of that party to become prime minister. According to CNN, issues such as the state of Britain's public services, cost of living, taxes, immigration and the economy will remain major topics in this election. 

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Rishi Sunak

Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak is once again in the race to become PM. However, the surveys conducted so far suggest that his path will not be easy this time. Rishi Sunak is claiming to control rising inflation in Britain, but he is being accused of not fulfilling many promises. Due to not fulfilling the promises, people are angry against him. Rishi Sunak is Britain's first Asian and Hindu Prime Minister.

Keir Starmer

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer and chief public prosecutor. Pre-election surveys have claimed that the Labour Party will get a majority. In such a situation, there is a strong possibility that Keir Starmer can become the next Prime Minister of Britain. Keir Starmer is a former director of the Public Prosecutor. He joined the Labour Party in April 2020.