UK polls: Britain on course for hung Parliament


Polling experts are wary of calling the outcome of Britain's election although Prime Minister Theresa May remains the favourite over Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

London (AFP) - Prime Minister Theresa May is poised to win Britain's snap election but lose her parliamentary majority, a shock exit poll suggested Thursday, in what would be a major blow for her leadership as Brexit talks loom.

The ruling Conservatives were predicted to fall from 330 to 314 seats, short of an overall majority in the 650-seat House of Commons, after a troubled campaign overshadowed by two deadly terror attacks.

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