The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday. World Affairs Editor John Lyons is currently in London and tells The World's Beverley O’Connor that it doesn’t seem like Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will win based on polling and public sentiment. No matter who wins, the next UK government is said to face a long list of challenges ahead as while voters become more disillusioned and have higher expectations for change.

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