After a long campaign, we enter the final straight on Thursday evening and Friday morning as a long night of political drama brings election 2024 to an end.
Six weeks after Rishi Sunak battled through the Downing Street rain to announce a snap summer election, the big day has finally arrived. For some it will be a relief to see the end of the campaigning, debates and manifesto promises, but for many fans of politics this will be one of the biggest nights of television in years.
• UK election results – follow live
Politicians have spent the campaign telling us that there’s only one opinion poll that matters, and that’s the general election on July 4 — and the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky
