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MNI Publishes Election Night Viewing Guide

UK

In this article we present an hour-by-hour guide as to the key events to watch out for during the course of the UK’s general election night. The incumbent Conservatives of PM Rishi Sunak face a night of potentially historic losses, with power set to shift to Sir Keir Starmer's Labour party. Know what to look out for with this guide from MNI's Political Risk team.


All times are approximate.

2200BST (1700ET, 2300CET, 0600HKT)

  • Polling stations close across the UK and at the stroke of 10pm the Ipsos exit poll published on behalf of the BBC, ITV and Sky News will be released.
  • In 2019 the exit poll was broadly correct, projecting a majority for then-PM Boris Johnson’s Conservative party of 86. In the final result, the Conservative majority stood at 80 seats.
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