LONDON - An exit poll suggests that Britain's Labour Party is headed for a landslide victory in a parliamentary election.
Voters appear to be punishing the governing Conservatives after 14 years of economic and political upheaval.
The poll released moments after voting closed Thursday indicated that center-left Labour's leader Keir Starmer will be the country's next prime minister.
He will face a jaded electorate impatient for change against a gloomy backdrop of economic malaise, mounting distrust in institutions and a fraying social fabric.
The historic defeat for the Conservatives leaves the party depleted and in disarray and will likely spark a contest to replace Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as leader.
