FILE - Labour Party leader Keir Starmer listens to a question from port workers during a general election campaign event Southampton Docks in Southampton, England, Monday, June 17, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)