*safe for broadcast UK* VOTERS CAST BALLOTS IN UK GENERAL ELECTION

Polls have opened across the UK in the first general election since 2019.

Throughout Thursday, tens of millions of voters have the chance to choose who they would like to represent their local area at the national level, as Stuart Smith explains.

IN: "650 seats..."

OUT: SOC

DURATION: 34 Seconds

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