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The secrets of being a government minister

Being a minister is a job like no other. No briefing, no training and, sometimes, no warning – from day one a new minister could find themselves making high-stakes decisions with huge consequences for the country.

So getting some advice from people that have been a minister can be useful – and the IfG’s Ministers Reflect series is the place to start.

Over the past 10 years, the Institute for Government has interviewed more than 170 former ministers from the UK and devolved governments about their time in office

To mark the 10th anniversary of Ministers Reflect, this special edition of Inside…

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