Summary

  • Keir Starmer has been grilled by senior MPs on the Liaison Committee for the first time since he was elected in July

  • The prime minister is questioned on growth and the economy, warning it "will take some time" for people to feel their living standards improve after changes to planning and regulation rules

  • It's the job of this group of senior MPs to take the PM to task on public policy three times a year

Live Reporting

Edited by Nathan Williams and Malu Cursino

  1. What is the Liaison Committee?

    Dame Meg Hillier MP who has been confirmed as Chair of the Treasury Committee seen here outside the Bank of EnglandHouse of Commons

    Dame Meg Hillier, chair of the Treasury Committee, is in charge today

    Keir Starmer will be quizzed by twelve members of the Liasion Committee today – but who are they and what do they do?

    For each government department there's a select committee of MPs tasked with scrutinising the work of that individual department.

    The cross-party 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 of senior MPs to take the PM to task on public policy three times a year.

    Dame Meg Hillier, Labour MP, chair of the Treasury Committee, is in charge today. A handful of members have been selected to ask Starmer about each of the committee’s key topics.

  2. No more sleeps 'til recess

    Good afternoon.

    With the final Prime Minister’s Questions session out of the way, Keir Starmer has one last challenge to tackle before Parliament is officially on recess - his first appearance in front of the Liaison Committee.

    The prime minister will sit in front of 12 senior cross-party MPs - all chairs of major committees in the Commons - to be questioned on his plans for the economy, public services and security from 14:30 GMT.

    It’s been an intense few months for Starmer and Labour so there's plenty the senior MPs will want to discuss in this session.

    The meeting will last a 90 minutes and will likely see Starmer quizzed on a wide variety of topics, from Labour’s new Budget measures to his commitment to building more homes and supporting Ukraine in the ongoing war against Russia.

    We'll bring you all the top lines as well as some analysis as the session progresses.

    You will be able to follow along with us by clicking the Watch Live button at the top of the page.