Polls open in England, Scotland and Wales
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By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill PETERHEAD, Scotland, May 5 (Reuters) - James Buchan, a former fisherman in the Scottish port of Peterhead, has swallowed his hostility towards Nigel Farage. The 38-year-old's longstanding distrust of the populist Reform UK leader and Brexit campaigner has been eclipsed by his fears for the local economy,
Polls closed across England, Scotland and Wales late Thursday, with beleaguered Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Conservative rivals both braced for heavy losses as voters swerve to hard-right and left-wing populists.
Scotland is heading back to the World Cup after nearly three decades, and fans in New York are already celebrating the moment.