A quarter of voters still undecided, final election poll reveals

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A QUARTER of voters are still undecided which way they will vote as they cast their ballots in the general election today, a new poll shows.

An Ipsos MORI survey for the Evening Standard puts the Tories on 44 per cent, Labour on 33 per cent, Liberal Democrats on 12 per cent, Greens on 3 per cent and Brexit Party on 2 per cent.

Boris Johnson seen leaving a polling station at the Methodist Central Hall with his dog Dilyn

Jeremy Corbyn cast his vote this morning in his North London constituency

But 23 per cent of more than 2,200 people interviewed between December 9-11 say they could still change their minds on what party they were voting for.

Lib Dem supporters were most unsure which way they would vote, with 41 per cent indicating they could change their mind, compared to just 17 per cent of Tories and 25 per cent of Labour backers.

If correct, the poll shows Boris Johnson is in line for the biggest Conservative vote share since Margaret Thatcher entered Number 10 in 1979.

Mr Johnson and Mr Corbyn were both pictured voting this morning as long queues built at polling stations across Britain.

The Tory leader brought his dog Dilyn as he voted at Central Methodist Hall in Westminster.

He voted in the marginal constituency of Cities of London and Westminster where the Conservative are defending a narrow majority of 3,148.

A heavy tactical voting campaign hopes to oust him from his own Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat.

Mr Johnson tweeted: Folks, today is the day. Vote Conservative to get Brexit done.

Meanwhile, a member of Jeremy Corbyn’s security argued with a person dressed as Sesame Street character Elmso outside the Labour leader’s polling station.

Mr Corbyn arrived to vote with his wife Laura Alvarez outside Pakeman Primary School in Islington, north London.

The Labour leader tweeted: “Its happening. We can do this.”

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was pictured voting with her husband Peter Murrell at a polling station in Glasgow.

The Conservatives are 4-9 favourotes with the bookies to secure an overall majority, with Labour on 12/1 and the Lib Dems 200-1.

The exit poll will be announced at 10pm tonight as soon as voting stops.

Long queues have built up at polling stations across the country as Britain votes

Voters queue at Putney Methodist polling station in Wandsworth

A woman dressed as Sesame Street’s Elmo was escorted away from Jeremy Corbyn at an Islington polling station