Britain to vote in snap election as Johnson seeks Brexit mandate | IOL News

London - Tens of thousands of polling stations were set to open at 7:00 am on Thursday as British voters prepare to choose members of parliament in a snap election called by Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek a majority and "get Brexit done."

"Vote one-nation Conservative party, get Brexit done [and] move our country forward," Johnson said in a video message to voters on the eve of the "most important election in modern memory." He campaigned on promises to withdraw Britain from the European Union on January 31 and cut taxes while funding improvements to health, education, police and rail services.

The deal he negotiated with Brussels is "oven-ready... to get Brexit done," if a Conservative majority can push it through a new parliament, Johnson said at a campaign event on Wednesday. Johnson, 55, has also pledged to limit immigration and negotiate liberal post-Brexit trade deals with the United States and other non-EU nations.

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