Boris Johnson party takes big lead, Jeremy Corbyn concedes defeat in UK polls
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson needed 326 seats for an absolute majority.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson needed 326 seats for an absolute majority.
Symonds however, did not accompany Johnson to the centre on the biggest day of his political life.
Polling stations in 650 constituencies across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland opened at 7 am.
The President attended a reception for the alliance leaders at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening before Downing Street hosts them all.
The US leader is due to hold a number of bilateral meetings alongside the main summit over two days and to attend dinner with Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.
PM Johnson has said that, if he retains power, he will deliver Brexit by Jan. 31 - after nearly four years of political crisis following a 2016 referendum in which Britons voted to leave the European Union.
Labour is also proposing a levy on "overseas companies buying housing", and wants to give local people "first dibs" on homes built in their area.
