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Britons head to the polls Thursday in a general election widely expected to emphatically return the opposition Labour party to power and end nearly a decade-and-a-half of Conservative rule.

After six weeks, general election campaigning has come to an end and Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak have made their final pitches to the country

Letters: Readers respond to an article in which Zadie Smith writes that real change is on the horizon after the Tories ruined Britain

After years of critical coverage, tabloid backs Labour for first election since 2005, saying: ‘It is time for a change’

In today’s newsletter: Campaigning is over, so we round up six weeks of terrible memes, tetchy politicians and downright dodgy graphs

Rishi Sunak, the British prime minister, recently spoke of feeling hurt and angry at racist comments made about him during the UK election campaign. Anyone who’s experienced racist or other discriminatory language is likely to know what this is like.

After an eventful election campaign, voters across the UK are making their final decision. Polls have indicated for some time that the Conservatives, led by Rishi Sunak, are on course to lose to Labour and that Keir Starmer will become the first Labour prime minister in 14 years.

The paper has previously backed the Tories since 2009

PM’s This Morning appearance came after his No 10 predecessor had put the boot in and his most loyal lieutenant suddenly decided to tell the truth