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More now from Bill Esterson, who asks the prime minister how he is going to make sure people are better off at end of this parliament than at the start, citing concerns over the country's growth figures.

Starmer rattles off a number of changes that he says his government have brought about "at speed":

• Record investment in the UK
• Adjusted living wage
• Interest rates have come down three times
• Created 190,000 jobs

The prime minister also speaks about NHS waiting lists, which he says are both a health issue and economic one. Waiting times are coming down, he says, and that means people are able to get back to work.

Next up is Labour MP Bill Esterson, who chairs the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.

He focuses on steel, asking the prime minister what the government's plans are for the steel industry.

Starmer says they are in the "middle of discussions" and that the government is "committed" to steel production in the UK.

He says they have set aside £2.5bn for the steel industry and that that "all options are on the table" in relation to the future of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant.

He's pressed to provide more detail on what that means, to which he responds saying these are "ongoing discussions".

Hillier continues by referring to economic actions taken by the government during the coronavirus pandemic.

"The state threw a lot to the system to make sure issues around a potential recession were mitigated," she says, asking the prime minister if he is planning to do anything like that now.

Starmer says some of the support being offered is breaking down the barriers - giving examples on planning and infrastructure.

"Not so much putting money in, it's changing the way the state operates," he says.

The prime minister is interrupted and asked for more detail.

"We are starting with the sectors impacted," he says, mentioning specific tariffs that have been levied by the US on cars and steel.

"I have started with three sectors likely to be most impacted," he says.

Committee chair Meg Hillier kicks off proceedings with the first question. She asks the prime minister how he is responding to last week's events - the introduction of tariffs from the US.

Starmer says he is disappointed to see tariffs in place that he doesn't think are good for the British economy, or others around the world.

He adds that the UK should not "jump in with both feet" to retaliate, but that options must be kept on the table if retaliation become necessary.

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Keir Starmer has settled himself in front of the Liaison Committee and today's session is now kicking off.

We will bring you the key lines here, and you can follow along on the livestream by pressing watch live at the top of this page.

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Political correspondent

The prime minister will shortly face one more grilling before MPs disappear to their constituencies for the Easter break.

Unsurprisingly Donald Trump’s tariffs may well dominate.

Starmer has not been afraid to emphasise the scale of the problem they pose. This is, in his words, “a completely new world” and “a huge challenge to our future.”

But what exactly the government will change to meet this new era is not yet clear.

Tweaks to electric vehicle targets and investment in life sciences were announced yesterday, but Starmer said that was not the extent of his ambition. Could we get more hints of what more he is prepared to do, for example around British Steel, if Donald Trump doesn’t sign the economic deal we understand is almost ready?

And the other topics – defence, welfare and health – are a reminder that tariffs are far from the only challenge this prime minister faces. It could be a tricky next hour and a half.

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One of the key challenges facing the prime minister, and a topic MPs may raise with him this afternoon, is the UK's response to new tariffs imposed by the US.

Last week, US President Donald Trump set various rates of tariffs on all goods coming into the US - the UK came away with a 10% "baseline" import tax, with a 25% tariff on British cars.

The UK is hoping to sign an agreement to limit the impact on the country, but Prime Minister Keir Starmer has not ruled out retaliating, with officials drawing up a 400-page longlist of US products that could be hit with British import duties - from crude oil to firearms and bourbon whiskey.

Yesterday Starmer pledged to only sign a trade deal with the US that is in the UK's "national interest," and warned the tariffs would pose a "huge challenge for our future".

We're continuing to cover the impact of US tariffs - you can follow coverage on our live page here

Today's session is set to focus on "growth, welfare reforms and health, plus international affairs and defence", the committee says.

Here are the MPs who will grill the prime minister on each topic, and their "home" committee:

Growth

• Ruth Cadbury - Transport
• Geoffrey Clifton-Brown – Public Accounts
• Bill Esterson - Energy Security and Net Zero
• Patricia Ferguson - Scottish Affairs

International affairs and defence

• Tonia Antoniazzi - Northern Ireland Affairs
• Sarah Champion – International Development
• Tan Dhesi – Defence
• Chi Onwurah - Science, Innovation and Technology

Welfare reforms and health

• Debbie Abrahams – Work and Pensions
• Geoffrey Clifton-Brown – Public Accounts Committee
• Layla Moran – Health and Social Care
• Sarah Owen – Women and Equalities

The chair of the Liaison Committee, Meg Hillier, will also ask a question from members of the UK Youth Parliament.

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Keir Starmer will be quizzed by 12 members of the Liaison Committee, external today – but who are they and what do they do?

For each government department there's a select committee of MPs who scrutinise their work.

The Liaison Committee is a kind of super-committee made up of the MPs who chair the individual committees.

It’s the job of this group to quiz the PM on public policy three times a year.

Labour MP Meg Hillier, chair of the Treasury Committee, is in charge today. We'll tell you who's asking what in our next post.

Welcome to our live coverage as Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to be grilled by MPs from the House of Commons' Liaison Committee.

In 90 minutes of questions, Starmer will be quizzed by 12 senior MPs - all chairs of major committees in the Commons.

The Liaison Committee says today's topics will include "growth, welfare reforms and health, plus international affairs and defence".

The meeting kicks off at 14:30 BST - you can watch live at the top of this page and we'll bring you the key lines and analysis right here.