00:53UK: Crowds gather outside BBC as exit polls predict Tory win
Crowds gathered outside BBC New Broadcasting House in London, on Friday morning, as the election results for the May 7th British General Election loom. The latest exit polls have put the Conservative Party in the lead with a predicted 316 seats, though they would still not be able to form a majority government. Meanwhile, their rivals Labour are forecast to lose 19 seats, making a Conservative-led coalition government a distinct possibility.
Some 50 million people have registered to vote, with 9,000 seats up for grabs in almost 280 local authorities.
00:53Crowds gathered outside BBC New Broadcasting House in London, on Friday morning, as the election results for the May 7th British General Election loom. The latest exit polls have put the Conservative Party in the lead with a predicted 316 seats, though they would still not be able to form a majority government. Meanwhile, their rivals Labour are forecast to lose 19 seats, making a Conservative-led coalition government a distinct possibility.
Some 50 million people have registered to vote, with 9,000 seats up for grabs in almost 280 local authorities.