Today (4 July) is polling day. Six weeks after prime minister Rishi Sunak called the general election outside Downing Street, the polls have opened and the UK public gets to have their say on who sits in the next Parliament, as well as who will form the next government.
To help you through the day, we’ve collated the last few weeks of IOE&IT Daily Update trade-related coverage into one place.
Trade policy
As the parties have released their manifestos, we’ve been analysing their trade positions, including those running exclusively in Northern Ireland.
You can find all of our guides here:
· Takeaways from the Labour manifesto
· Takeaways from the Conservative manifesto
· Takeaways from the Liberal Democrat manifestos
· Takeaways from the smaller parties
· Takeaways from the Northern Ireland manifestos
Members can read our story on the challenges facing whoever enters power, including on the future of UK-EU trade here:
· What next after the election?
Trade seats
This general election is essentially a series of 635 mini-elections in parliamentary seats across the country, many featuring trade-related ministers.
You can find our coverage of the seats contested by the MPs responsible for international trade below, including who would most likely form the next Conservative or Labour-led Department for Business and Trade (DBT).
· Conservative trade ministers
· Labour shadow trade ministers
· Conservative former trade ministers
· Trade spokespersons from other parties
Pulling an all-nighter?
For those of you staying up all night, below you can find a selection of hour-by-hour guides about how the night might unfold, as well as a handy guide to help boost your chances of making it through the small hours of Friday morning.
· General Election night: Hour-by-hour guide - PA Media
· UK Election 2024: Hour-by-Hour Guide to How the Results Come In - Bloomberg
· How to watch all-night election coverage and cope with sleep loss - BBC News