They will peak at 25C (77F) or 26C (79F) in the South in the latter half of next week – and the barbecue weather should continue into the following weekend, with the North experiencing temperatures in the low-20s. Meanwhile forecasters predict a heatwave is coming, with temperatures to start rising again from the weekend. A Commons report on the impact of the weather on the December 2019 General Election found that turnout compared to 2017 - during the summer - had dropped due to rain and less daylight. Millions of Britons are expected to vote in a host of local elections across the UK today as polling stations opened at 7am in glorious sunshine that is due to last at least a fortnight - ahead of a heatwave next week.īoris Johnson's Tories will find out in the coming days as votes are tallied whether they will be made to pay the price for the Partygate saga in Downing Street, which has seen the Prime Minister and Chancellor Rishi Sunak fined for breaking coronavirus laws.Īnd Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is himself fighting off calls for Durham Police to investigate Beergate claims that he broke Covid rules while campaigning before the 2021 Hartlepool by-election - allegations that he branded a 'smear'.īut even the weather could make a difference on the outcome of the local elections, with Britain bracing for glorious 21C (70F) sunshine.
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