Boris Johnson has said he will make the NHS an "overwhelming priority" during his renewed tenure in No. 10 following a political “earthquake” which which saw Labour support give way top a comfortable Tory majority.
However he has not extended the same olive branch to voters north of the border - telling Nicola Sturgeon he would not lend any support to a second independence referendum.
Meanwhile Jeremy Corbyn has refused to take responsibility for the worst Labour showing since 1935 - blaming Brexit for the party’s devastating defeat.
Polling booths have opened across Britain as voters head to ballot boxes to cast their votes in what has been billed as the most important general election in a generation.
Boris Johnson, who gambled his premiership by triggering the vote, has sought to focus on his pledge to "get Brexit done" throughout the campaign.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, his rival in the race to Number 10, has instead tried to highlight his party's credentials on the health service and other domestic issues.
The polls have narrowed in the final week of what has largely been a tame campaign - with few gaffes and many stage-managed visits.
Mr Corbyn said the nation stands at a "fork in the road" between a "hopeful society" and Boris Johnson's Tories who he accuses of planning to "open our NHS to takeover by American mega corporations" and enact further cuts.
The comments came at a rally in London at the end of Mr Corbyn's whirlwind tour of marginal seats from Glasgow to Bedford. "We stand at a fork in the road. The choice facing you, the people of this country, tomorrow is truly historic," he told party members.
"Boris Johnson won't just keep everything the same, he will make it worse. He will open our NHS to takeover by American mega corporations and carry on with more cuts.
"That's why Donald Trump wants Boris Johnson's Conservatives to win."
Mr Corbyn added that he has been made "more determined" by years of "media attacks" which he describes as "relentless".
"They are determined to stop real change. They won't win, we will to create an inclusive and hopeful society."
"Just imagine how wonderful it will be to settle down to a turkey dinner this Christmas with Brexit decided - and how awful it would be if Corbyn and Sturgeon were in Downing Street advancing their plans for two more referendums.
"Let's stop the chaos and stop the referendums. We can secure a majority Conservative government if we win just nine more seats."
The former London mayor said he had a "simple message" for voters - including those who had never ticked the box next to a Tory candidate's name on the ballot paper before.
"Give me a majority and I will finish what we started - what you instructed us to do - three and a half years ago," he said.
An eve-of-election poll by BMG Research for The Independent has put Conservatives on 41 per cent, Labour on 32 and Liberal Democrats on 14, pointing towards a small overall majority for Boris Johnson’s party but leaving open the possibility of a hung parliament.
The survey of more than 1,600 voters, conducted between 6 and 11 December, found headline voting figures unchanged from a similar poll last week.
If repeated on 12 December, they point to a Johnson majority of around 25-30 in the House of Commons, freeing the prime minister to press ahead with taking the UK out of the EU on 31 January.
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Everything you need to know ahead of pre-Christmas snap voteThe UK is predicted to have a cold and wet election day across the country with two weather warnings in place for ice in Scotland.
Voters will need to wrap up warm as they head to the polls on Thursday with rain throughout the day and temperatures in single figures for much of the country.
Weather forecasters have said surfaces and roads could be slippery, with voters advised to take care when walking or driving.
Up to 200 students in Cardiff could be denied a vote in the general election this week due to registration errors.
Students who registered to vote say they were not told their applications had missing information – such as room numbers in addresses – which has made them “invalid”.
Cardiff Council said it had been unable to contact around 200 people who supplied incomplete addresses in their applications, to ensure they were registered in time for Thursday.
Inside Politics: Voters head to the polls after final pitches
After weeks on the campaign trail, Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and the other party leaders will be joining voters at the polls today to cast their ballots in their own constituencies.
The airwaves will be politics-free until the polls close at 10pm, giving the candidates time to catch up on sleep for the long night ahead. Johnson will be thinking of his own constituency in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, where he faces a strong challenge from Labour, while Jo Swinson, the Lib Dem leader, is also under pressure from the SNP in East Dunbartonshire. All eyes will be on that all-important exit poll at 10pm, kicking off a night that will decide the political fortunes of many.
Voters head to the polls after final pitches | Your daily general election briefing
Sign up here to receive this daily briefing in your email inbox every morningThe SNP leader was joined by her partner Peter Murrell, as well as the party's Glasgow East candidate David Linden, at Broomhouse Community Hall in Uddingston.
After weeks of dodgy photo opportunities, awkward encounters with voters and little sleep, 650 parliamentary candidates are waiting for voters to decide their fate.
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"The country is not unanimous though, with clear splits by age as well as by other groups, and the number of people who said they might still change their mind is slightly higher than in 2017, with potential for more switching between Labour and the Liberal Democrats. And despite a record number saying the election outcome is very important to them, there are signs that the public is not wholly enthusiastic about the choices they face from either party.”
