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

Coming up, what will Liberation Day mean for the UK economy?

That is how President Trump views the imposition of tariffs.

How should the government here respond?

We'll discuss that and the continuing fallout from

Rachel Reeves's spring statement, especially those cuts to disability benefits. We'll look ahead

to an international summit on border security to be hosted by the Prime Minister and the head of

the elections watchdog speaks out on political finance, foreign interference and cash for honours.

But first, let's meet our panel. David Pinto Dishinsky is one of the huge cohort of Labour MPs

elected last year, a former accountant and advisor to the late Chancellor of the Exchequer,

Alistair Darling. He has been tipped for advancement, but sits on the smallest majority

in Parliament. A mere 15 votes swung it for you in Hendon, David. After a recount, that must

have been a pretty hairy night. I've definitely had more relaxing evenings, but it's like football.

They all count, so we got there in the end.

John Glenn has been the Conservative MP for Salisbury since 2010.

He served in the cabinet under Rishi Sunak as Chief Secretary to the Treasury,

and now sits on the Treasury Select Committee, scrutinising his old department.

John, yours is the kind of seat where they used to weigh the Tory vote.

You previously had majorities of, what, 20,000 or so? It was down to just under 4,000 at the last

election. A reminder of the innate fragility of a career in politics? Absolutely. The first time I

really contemplated I could lose, but it was the least worst result in Wiltson, Dorset, so I've got something to be comfortable about.

Jill Rutter is a familiar voice on this programme, senior fellow at the UK and a Changing Europe think tank and at the Institute for Government.

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