All eyes on Corbyn & co in fight for key London seats

Nail-biting battles across the capital as candidates stage final push

- Jitendra Joshi

FOOT soldiers for the parties and leading independent candidates battled to turn out support across London today with a handful of votes likely to sway the outcome in key seats.

Canvassers were going door to door to hand out leaflets, ensure voters know where their polling station is located and offer lifts to people who might need one before the polls close at 10pm.

They were also reminding voters to bring photo ID for the first time in a general election, and pointing out that postal votes can be hand-delivered to polling stations, after problems with the mailing process were reported around the country.

Sir Keir Starmer, who pollsters say is on course to become the first Labour Prime Minister since 2010, voted with wife Victoria at a polling station near their Kentish Town home.