Politics

Secretly voting Labour? Rumour mill kicks in as Carrie leaves Boris to vote alone

Voters around the UK are heading to the polls for local elections.

They are choosing local representatives in England, Scotland and Wales and there will also be an election for the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Party leaders led the way, many of them heading out early to cast their own ballots.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria cast their vote at the TRA Hall, London, while Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford and wife Clare voted at St Catherine’s Hall, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

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Boris Johnson arrived at a polling station in Westminster on foot early on Thursday morning, accompanied only by his dog Dilyn.

It prompted rumours to spread that his wife, Carrie, could be secretely voting Labour.

Here’s what people had to say:

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Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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