but there are questions about how much the two parties differ on economic policy. Ahead of the UK general election, polls point to one, clear outcome: near wipe-out for the ruling Conservative Party.

In a live Q&A on the Markets Today blog, we asked experts from across the newsroom for their analysis of the July 4 UK election. Here is a lightly edited transcript of the conversation.

The winners of Britain's election on Thursday - which looks set ... by any new government since the end of World War Two. The economy has struggled to grow, health and other services are under ...

Ahead of the election, Britons see the state of the UK in relatively bleak terms. No major political party receives a favorable rating from a majority of the British public. Few think the nation’s ...

The UK economy grew 0.6% over three months ... as businesses delayed purchases until after the general election. "In a range of industries across the economy, businesses stated that customers ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said Reform UK's policies would "crash the economy", comparing Nigel Farage to former PM ...

But how could the US election actually affect the UK economy? Former president Trump has promised to implement across-the-board trade tariffs of 10 per cent on all US imports. Analysts have ...

The OECD has lowered its growth expectations for Britain and the world as doubts are cast over whether the UK’s fiscal rules ...

"It's not fair to ask a party three years out from an election to do all the numbers now," Tim Montgomerie said.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticized political rival Nigel Farage, saying the hard-right politician would trash ...

Baseline economic forecast ... gaining representation across all 23 councils in the elections. Reform UK claimed the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, seizing the Labour Party's safest constituency ...

That’s all from us for today. Catch up with our election Q&A here and email us with any questions at marketstoday@bloomberg.net. Join us here tomorrow and have great evenings in the meantime.