British election: Polling station sightings bring light relief

Britons, and their dogs, cast votes at unusual locations such as pubs, cafes, and in a railway carriage on Dec 12, 2019.

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December 13, 2019 at 1:10 AM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves the Methodist Central Hall with his dog Dilyn, after voting in the general election in London, on Dec 12, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A dog looks out of a polling station at a launderette in Oxford on Dec 12, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A dog waits outside a polling station in London on Dec 12, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Voters arrive on horses at The Rock Inn pub, used as a polling station in Chiddingstone Hoath, south-east England on Dec 12, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A Wensleydale Railway employee arrives at a polling station in a railway carriage, with the Polar Express in the background in North Yorkshire, England, on Dec 12, 2019. PHOTO: AP

A man arrives to cast his vote at a cafe in northern England on Dec 12, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A woman enters Petersfield Used Car Centre in Hampshire, which is being used as a polling station in the British general election, on Dec 12, 2019. PHOTO: AP

A man dressed as Father Christmas enters the Dunster Tithe Barn to vote in Somerset, England, on Dec 12, 2019. PHOTO: AP

A woman leaves Hank Marvin, a fish and chips restaurant, after voting in Narberth, England, on Dec 12, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A voter leaves a polling station next to the Thelnetham Windmill in Suffolk, Britain, on Dec 12, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

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