A staff member makes preparations at a polling station before the general election in London, Britain, Dec. 12, 2019. (Xinhua/Han Yan)
LONDON, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Polling stations opened in 650 constituencies across Britain at 7 a.m. Thursday as voters head to the polls in the country's general elections.
This is the second general election in Britain since its Brexit referendum in 2016.