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Hello and welcome to this edition of The Westminster Hour with me, Ben Wright, and my guests.

After Parliament was dramatically recalled so the government could take control of British steel,

what next for the heavily loss-making scum thought plant?

What are the costs and risks of nationalisation if it

comes to that? And does the government need a new industrial strategy focusing on economic security?

We'll also discuss relations with China and resetting relations with the European Union.

We'll also talk about tariffs taking a historical perspective. What would

the founding father of free market economics make of President Trump's actions? That is all coming up.

First, let's meet my panel. Joe Powell is the Labour MP for Kensington and Bayswater. He came

to Parliament at the election last year. He was previously a

campaigner against dirty money and corruption and for open and transparent government. And

despite being a newbie, Joe, you have already clocked up a rare recess-busting Saturday sitting

of Parliament to discuss the Scunthorpe situation. When did you find out about that?

And did it feel like a historic moment? It did. It felt momentous actually. I was quite

kind of emotional seeing the number of people travelling from all across the country. Obviously

for me, just from West London, slightly shorter distance. But we did have quite short notice

and the turnout certainly on our side was

pretty impressive. And had the whips tipped you off? Or did you see it on the news?

I don't know the exact sequencing, but as I said, I had it easy compared to a lot of others.

Sakeeb Batty represents Merison and Solihull East and and he's the Conservative Shadow Minister for Culture, Media and Sport.

He trained as an accountant and was a prominent figure in the Vote Leave campaign, and he joins us down the line.

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