General Election 2024 LIVE: Deadline to register to vote hours away as Labour refuses to rule out council tax changes

TODAY marks the Brits’ final chance to register to vote before next month’s General Election.

You can register to vote online on the government’s website.

You will need to know your National Insurance number, date of birth and address.

This comes as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer refused to rule out an increase in council tax should his party win the election.

When pressed on whether Brits should expect their council tax bill to rise, Sir Keir told LBC: “What I am not going to do is sit here two-and-a-bit weeks before the election and write the budgets for the next five years.”

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