A Tumultuous Four and a Half Years: Britain Prepares for Election Day

Polling stations across the United Kingdom opened at 7 a.m. local time on Thursday, marking the first time that Britons have gone to vote since the parliamentary elections on December 12, 2019. In these four and a half years, three prime ministers have lived in Downing Street, an example of a turbulent period that, according to all the polls, precedes a change of cycle in which Labour even aspires to achieve its greatest historical victory.

Barring a major surprise, the next prime minister will be Keir Starmer, who has been gaining popularity at the expense of a Conservative Party that has continued to lose popularity, starting with the collateral effects of Brexit and Boris Johnson’s controversial political management during the pandemic.

Johnson, the symbol of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, ended up resigning due to internal pressure, and Liz Truss did not even last a month and a half in power, during which the United Kingdom experienced a change in the throne unprecedented in seven decades due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Then came Rishi Sunak, who despite his experience in different ministries has also failed to prevent