Transcript for Voters head to polls for UK elections

Hello everyone I'm James Longman and life full of FaceBook ABC news stream live Miami in London and in the UK today finally off they'll these weeks. It is Election Day the country are deciding. Basically between two major parties the conservatives that by threes MA news the prime minister influence election. And Jeremy Coleman's Labour Party we a polling station in Central London one of thousands across the country where everyone is going in to make that bite today that it is a bit of context about what's going on. And why this election was cool. The reason may the prime minister meter the consensus. Cold this election following the bricks it deal that was made. That this country back to full following the referendum. She's sad that this country needed him an action to decide on what. What direction this country is gonna come in now that we voted for breaks it now this country has decided to leave. The European Union she said it was only fatten right the people in this country. I had a choice previously C had wanted to stay in the EUQ was on the remains side of things are off we've elected to lead in this country. David Cameron the full promise to step down as she said she wouldn't have an election and now she's that she wants one. There were a lot of reasons full well that decision a lot of critics and pundits are saying well. The united Jack three the main sheet and it's very strong in the beginning she what you quite Katie going to be Jeremy Colvin it was very it was not very. Lending by one in the polls. But now it's been a very very tight race coming into these last few weeks because of a number of reasons a big one is these terror attacks have taken place in Manchester that killed. 22 people and London just last week that killed eight people. It's narrowed the gap and people have of really started to see Jeremy Cole insides as as to reason may has may be started to feel little bit flustered. And has not wanted me between gates months we have people like me with with Janice. We got like I said a move will come back to the reasons why would they in this election but we're out like this at a polling station. I'm actually we've managed to find a couple while one at least that lady of the attack alone not at what's gonna. Tara. And Sarah and you and your son and investing. For hate paying are old enough to Baghdad. Not yet. Sara white what you've come to cost of I today. Tell me what you're thinking Egan Tommy Davidson. How do you buy that today that might rejuvenate. I think it's quite well anything that we will be even the city young I'm young. And indeed it is tied for the stations that Messi shines in July for this yet I feel but he spent Ifill but he's taken at each situation. I definitely is amazed not so much. She's fighting for other people about will be barrel than outsells. And who is today. Always possible because we are in London London is day one of the major cities. If the captains the deepest major cities in this country. Predominantly Mavis strongholds middle England outside of the big cities tends to fight conservative says not a big surprise that you'll placing. That statement today but what is it about technical and you worry about because a lot of people say he's too far to the next he's too. Two extreme in his thinking he doesn't represent enough people with out of every day season actually united some of the things he's done around some of talking about the tax rate being so high. United this is someone who is his move to name party from the center. Much that's an act that worry it will does that mean the life. We wanted to get though that. People have now these attacks in London. And in months this does that make you feel differently about the way he votes it. He did in the beginning in tonight's poll. How many young boy. You know ways and a half games. On the streets is he taped just enough. Everyone in my belief that people come to get involved because anything we can sticky chocolate really. Because you felt that back may be under conservative government you feel safe. What did you feel that way I think that's who sees. Might be able to get more peaceful with multiple. Accident. When it but we'll. I was with today the license now. She would be tied it and anything's gonna win. He didn't say it and sent a thank you so much I may be one day yoga today did you have any ID it evicted with. You Monday. This isn't bonded. You can look at Fannie we can detect. I'm. Yeah. Camera and eight cents. A late Whitney. Blacks. And all we can spend up. All right so you think because of that slave and other conservatives. Meatpacking named Emily yeah. Thanks so. Well you know about today the vice that we are in London and London tends to be and some major bars of London the center of London tends to be neighbor voting. But we have got I'm another cab and a cousin and two I can very Katie C is a consensus of support thank you so much. It's that they maintained it was an onion of that and you've come actually you'll ever since think. You're not that that's the case code and annually vexing for the consensus. Oriented you have but it can tell you want. Because there is old and his wife right. We need strong us. We need congress to take his through taxes. Until mesa man consent anticipate any cautions against Cuba for us. They think they and its reasoning to reason they didn't believe in wrecks it ditzy originally so why do you think that she's the best person to take a straight. Because she respects the nation's she listens to the nation that got missed the top she may or may not sounds. Previously. The fact of the matter is she now. Respects the saved his choice she respects. Richest people and she will do what the faintest prostituting. There's been a little debate in this country following the terrorist attacks about security. And about when to reason may was high and second tree that reason may was basically bad vibe on security and armed and when in opposition. Beat the critics have said that she was responsible for lot of police cots. Which may or may not have led say. The police being less able to keep us safe and perhaps these terrorist attack that is what critics say. What would you say to not. I would disagree it is not least cuts. Because in fact the police have been extremely efficient within eight minutes they arrived on site they killed speed. Guilty posse is says I didn't believe it's the cops it's the more efficient use if the pace it's an excuse to attack. And animal we were restricted by European. Middle. Stick to blame to raise demand. Is incredibly honored Aaron on fast. This is an Sinaloa people are saying is about wrecks it it's about our decision sleepy who's going to be bats are dealing with that Adam. Will you probable Wii U Wii U remain we leave. I would rather not say. You know and I'll say. Okay that the British people stay yeah and it seemed courses to its facts. What the British people sent. And he thinks he's made the best dozens and I do. Thank you very much field time. And you were devices. Blah. All right well. There guys in the hype that unite we've got a bit about it that it someone from labor and some from the consent to policy that we just say you arriving at how things work and like this at each polling station across the country that from from 7 in the morning until ten at night and what they did is they keep a tally of who's coming who's going. So far today 312. People have voted though an article this morning. Patent that of the sound like very much that if you think about it that's across the whole of the country everyone's coming in is dropped off a lot obviously because. Well what little we out 1215. PM and now people a lot site. What you imagine people becoming later in the day a come to fight night says things go on. And and then medals that the council by answered each area Alec has has a device for that. Member of parliament businesses apartment device full the local councilman who says who counts. And the opposite they're all very many people coming in today I just wanna pick up on wall a friend that does that about then Teresa may and security. Because and lost the hospital of the criticism about reason may. At a time as head and on security in the UK. And that handles have been a lot of criticism about Jeremy Colvin and Jeremy Corbin. House over time been on the elect has said on the fringes of the name the and has for long time spoken about it. The neat cool to more extreme elements in it oh loss society. And in particular is a video of him talking about Hamas and he he set off friends that Hamas the the the terrorist organization inside. How to sign and it is Ralph. And cool side speaking about the IRA. The decision to want to talk to terrorists. In Ireland all of these things have also meant that the Hayden at least this that this debate about terrorism hasn't really been as cuts and dry. As people. Mine mine mine expected. There is also a lot of talk about the number of people who going to be coming out to fight. And we understand about one million extra people have registered to fight in this country I've been there I've these last few weeks now all the people would say it was really good for technical but it is. If he can get young people particularly out of sight. Well he might have a chunks. Then again. In this country because we have a parliamentary system. It's more important to have votes across the country in swing states and swing me not what we call the marginal constituencies in the US chemicals and swing state. Now it's debatable but many these young people don't live in those areas so you might have. 95%. Now in an area like this which is. Probably going to go if the neighbor. But it doesn't not to because you need these young people to come out in places where the race is much tight and you can beat out a conservative. Site we have yet to seeded Jeremy Coleman has attracted huge groups of people. Two his cool with lots of rallies or labor. The country abbey house stuck to going to places where he's already pulpit he's gone to is it that have been like to a Democrat. Going to California and attracting a lot of people while you can probably guess that would in India that the which are nickel would have got that many people had he gone to places which ones neighbor while the united we'd avenue because he didn't really do much of that during the campaign. And polls close tonight it and we understand that just in the next. Can a couple of maybe half an hour off that will get initial exit poll. And then overnight the result some stuff coming and as we build a picture in the UK you need 365. Seats to get. A majority in this country. That reason makes belted with a majority of just twelve saying what she was days extend majority. The beginning this election campaign people thought she might be able to get something like 506070. Seats maybe over a hundred. Seat majority I've attorney Colvin people. It skipped the living up to hit that number now but Patton. I think and people are starting to think it did you know the number the coming down. But it's likely to be too reasoning that we overstated states. Now like it for the moment. I'm gentleman in London and this was ABC news stream on things like very much.

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