A dog waits for its owner outside the polling station at Coulsdon Memorial Park, Croydon, England, during voting in the 2024 General Election, Thursday July 4, 2024. Voters in the U.K. are casting their ballots in a national election to choose the 650 lawmakers who will sit in Parliament for the next five years. Outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised his own party on May 22 when he called the election. (James Weech/PA via AP)