Party leaders campaign as UK election looms

(11 Dec 2019) British political leaders rose early Wednesday to pursue undecided voters on the eve of a national election, zigzagging across the country in hopes that one last push will get the wavering to the polls. Though opinion polls have consistently shown Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party in the lead, surveys suggest the margin may be narrowing before Thursday's contest. All of the parties are nervous about the verdict of a volatile electorate weary after years of wrangling over Brexit, and increasingly willing to abandon long-held party loyalties. Johnson made the most of his last day campaigning by visiting a kitchen in Derbyshire, where he put the final touches on a pie, telling media it was "oven-ready" like his Brexit deal. Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson meanwhile spent time in Esher, Surrey, surrounded by supporters as she urged people to "keep fighting, work for every last vote and stop Brexit." All 650 seats in the House of Commons seats are up for grabs in the election, which is being held more than two years early in a bid to break the political impasse over Brexit. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...