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

Coming up, hoping for the best while preparing for the worst.

We look ahead to the Prime Minister's speech in which he'll set out his thinking on what Donald Trump's tariff whammy could mean for us.

The UK may have escaped fairly lightly compared to others, but if, as ministers say,

globalisation is a goner, then what should we do instead?

And what could all this turmoil mean for the government's hopes of growth?

I've also been discussing phones in schools, screens and social media

with the former Children's Commissioner for England. But first, let's meet our panel.

The Labour MP Catherine Atkinson was elected in July last year to represent Derby North. Before that,

Catherine, worked as a barrister. And Catherine, I gather at a young age,

you were told that if you went into the law, you could argue for a living. And you thought

that sounded pretty great. Presumably politics had the same appeal. Absolutely. Though I do

think that representing people was probably a bit better than even than arguing for a living. But

yeah, can't deny I enjoy it.

So Bernard Jenkins is the Conservative MP for Harwich and North Essex and has been an MP since

1992, a little longer than Catherine. After shadowing several ministerial briefs, Bernard

built a career scrutinising the work of government on select committees. In the last Parliament,

he was chair of the liaison committee,

which brings together senior MPs to grill the Prime Minister,

and Sakea Stama has a date with that committee on Tuesday.

So, Bernard, if you are still in the chair, what would you ask him?

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