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Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
The first Labour government in 14 years is facing a daunting to-do list and complex challenges at every turn. Public services are under strain. The civil service is under pressure. And ministers must deliver the government’s missions and milestones. But could Keir Starmer’s plan to “rewire the British state” – through using AI and creating a “start-up” culture – turn these challenges into opportunities? So where is government working well and what is it doing badly? What can be done to make…
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- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Autumn Statement of Intent?
Jeremy Hunt has framed the autumn statement as the biggest tax cut in British history, but do the chancellor's sums add up? The podcast team crunch the numbers…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Sunak's flights of fantasy?
The Supreme Court's verdict has left the government's Rwanda asylum policy in tatters - but Rishi Sunak says he has a plan to get planes taking off by the…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
LIGHTS! CAMERON! RESHUFFLE ACTION!
The reshuffle rumour mill went into overdrive over the weekend, and on Monday morning Rishi Sunak kicked off a day of sackings - and surprise appointments. So…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
The Suella/Sunak Stand-Off
The King’s Speech on Tuesday meant a day of dashing uniforms and galloping horses, but was there anything of substance behind the pomp and ceremony? The Sun’s…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Boris Johnson's orgy of narcissism
Astonishing revelations and appalling language made for a gripping week at the Covid inquiry, with Dominic Cummings dominating headlines once again with his…
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentInside Briefing Extra: Where next for English devolution?
What progress has the government made in devolving power across England? Has it been a success? And what would a Labour government do differently? In this…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
250th EPISODE: Many unhappy returns? Rishi Sunak one year in
Rishi Sunak has clocked up 365 days as Prime Minister – but is the anniversary a cause for celebration or just a moment of relief? Politico’s Dan Bloom joins…
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentRishi Sunak's double trouble
Labour's double by-election win has sent shockwaves through Westminster. So what does it mean for Keir Starmer? What does Rishi Sunak do now? And what might it…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Mystery date: when is the right time to call a general election?
Will it be May? Maybe October? Perhaps November? Surely not January 2025? Yes, everyone is talking about when the next general election is going to be held –…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Keir Starmer’s Mersey Mission
Party conference season is nearly over and the IfG podcast crew have made their way back to London after their trips to Manchester and Liverpool. But which…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
The Start of the Keir Show
How will Keir Starmer respond to Rishi Sunak’s ambitious pitch to be the “change” candidate at the next general election? The New Statesman’s Anoosh Chakelian…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Rishi Sunak's Conference Call
When you put a load of ministers and MPs in a conference centre for four days, without enough sleep, and very little natural light, something unexpected – at…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Rishi Sunak's Seven Deadly Bins
Rishi Sunak has ripped up the UK's net zero plan - but did the prime minister's emissions statement make sense and will it win him votes? Daily Telegraph…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Plane speaking with the PM
The podcast team dissect Rishi Sunak's appearance at the G20 summit in India - and Daily Mirror political editor John Stevens reveals what it's really like to…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Concrete Evidence
Keir Starmer has reshuffled his team of shadow ministers. So who’s up? Who’s down? Is this the march of the Blairites? And what does the reshuffle reveal about…
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentSpecial: Becoming A Minister Part 6 - Parliament
There is no job quite like that of a government minister – and no training manual for how to do it. So what happens on the first day in the job? How can…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
The Rishi Reshuffle
Summer is nearly over. Parliament is set to return. And the Inside Briefing team is back to take stock of the last few months – and look ahead to what a lively…
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentSpecial: Becoming A Minister Part 5 - Managing budgets and working with the Treasury
There is no job quite like that of a government minister – and no training manual for how to do it. So what happens on the first day in the job? How can…
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentSpecial: Becoming A Minister Part 4 – Working with Number 10
There is no job quite like that of a government minister – and no training manual for how to do it. So what happens on the first day in the job? How can…
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentSpecial: Becoming A Minister Part 3 – Working with the civil service
There is no job quite like that of a government minister – and no training manual for how to do it. So what happens on the first day in the job? How can…
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentSpecial: Becoming A Minister Part 2 – The day-to-day reality
There is no job quite like that of a government minister – and no training manual for how to do it. So what happens on the first day in the job? How can…
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentSpecial: Becoming A Minister Part 1 – The first day
There is no job quite like that of a government minister – and no training manual for how to do it. So what happens on the first day in the job? How can…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
The Recess Digest
Some MPs are rarely seen in the Commons. Others can’t seem to stay away from the chamber. So what happens in those 45 days when the Palace of Westminster shuts…
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentSpecial: Sunak’s ethics plan
After two years of ethical scandals, the government finally published its plans to clean up standards just before parliament went into recess. We’ll dive into…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Uxbridge Over Troubled Water?
By-elections are rarely like buses, but this time three have arrived at once. The Conservatives lost Somerset and Frome and Selby, but held on to Boris…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Good chaps and bad apples
Rishi Sunak pledged to lead a government of integrity after the high-profile scandals of the Boris Johnson era, but Angela Rayner says only a Labour government…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Searching For Evidence
It's Evidence Week in the House of Commons and on Inside Briefing, we’re interrogating just how effective Parliament actually is at scrutinising and testing…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Rishi Sunak and the drip-drip of bad news
Thames Water struggles to stay afloat. But who is to blame, will the taps dry up, and what solutions are there? ConservativeHome’s Henry Hill joins the podcast…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Rishi Sunak counts the costs
The prime minister has been trying to fend off a barrage of bad economic news - but what can he actually do about stubbornly high inflation, rising interest…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Boris Johnson: The Party’s Over
The Privileges Committee has delivered its verdict on Boris Johnson, with the former PM lashing out after the committee found he had lied to Parliament. Sam…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Ex-Prime Ministers' Question Time
As the Covid inquiry gets underway, the Financial Times’ Chris Cook joins the IfG podcast to examine whether public inquiries can actually make any difference…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
WhatsApp with the Covid Inquiry?
Westminster watchers are used to the long tails of public inquiries. Baroness Hallett’s investigation of the pandemic will be no different, with hers due to…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Drivetime with Suella Braverman
It has been quite some week for the home secretary. From a row over her handling of a speeding ticket to a row over the latest release of net migration stats…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Why Doesn't Westminster Work?
How does our system of government work? Why does it sometimes fail? And what can be done to fix it? Join the IfG podcast team – and political commentator and…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Sunak's Scorecard and Minority Reports
Does Rishi Sunak have a strategy for restoring the Conservatives' electoral prospects after the bruising local elections? Tim Bale, author of The Conservative…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Sunak's Little Local Difficulties and Starmer's Big Local Victories
Big wins for Labour. Big losses for the Conservatives. But just how much should we read into this week’s local election results? The Guardian’s Rafael Behr…
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Scapegoats or snowflakes?
Dominic Raab’s exit from government hasn’t drawn a line under the simmering tensions between ministers and civil servants. So have expectations of behaviour…
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentExtra: The Treasury and the Covid crisis
Do you remember being told to stay at home? Or becoming very familiar with the word “furlough”? How about all those assurances that the Government was…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Non-Dom Status
Dominic Raab has resigned. The report into whether or not he bullied civil servants finally landed on the prime minister’s desk – so what should we make of…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Striking images: What caused the NHS crisis and can it be fixed?
From unsolved pay disputes to record backlogs, abandoned social care reforms and now accusations of sexual harassment of female surgeons, finding a good news…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Dover Queues and Brexit Truths?
Delays at the Dover border mean holidaymakers are getting hot under the collar – while the heat is on the government to fix the problem. The FT's Peter Foster…
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentEXTRA - The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement: 25 years on
The 10 April marks 25 years since the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement was signed, paving the way for peace in Northern Ireland and the restoration of devolved…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Someone Like Yousaf
Humza Yousaf is Scotland’s new first minister – but following the Nicola Sturgeon era is no easy task. The Sunday Mail’s Hannah Rodger joins the podcast team…
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentEXTRA - The Emily Maitlis interview
Leaving the BBC has given Emily Maitlis the freedom to say what she really thinks, and the co-host of The News Agents podcast doesn’t hold back in this special…
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentEXTRA - Iraq War 20th Anniversary: The Robin Butler Interview
The decision to go to war in Iraq – 20 years ago this week - remains both the most controversial and consequential American and British foreign policy of the…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Boris Johnson's Partygate Hangover Returns
The Guardian’s political editor Pippa Crerar, who led the way in the reporting of partygate, joins the IfG podcast team to weigh up Boris Johnson’s Privileges…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
The Morning After The Budget Before
Jeremy Hunt hands a pensions tax break to the better off and free childcare to families. There’s £9bn of allowances to business – but little mention of public…
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentWill the government’s “stop the boats” plan work?
The Illegal Migration Bill is the latest government attempt to deter asylum seekers from making their way to the UK by irregular routes. But has Rishi Sunak…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Stop boats, get votes?
Channel 4’s political editor Gary Gibbon joins the IfG podcast team to examine whether the government’s controversial new asylum bill will actually work, and…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
International Women’s Day Special
To mark International Women’s Day, IfG director Hannah White is joined by Polly Curtis, director of Demos, and Charlotte Pickles, director of Reform, to record…
Inside Briefing with the Institute for GovernmentNorthern Ireland special: The Windsor change
Will Sunak’s new deal with the EU solve the vexed issue of a customs border in the Irish Sea? Can the “Windsor Framework” finally bring the rancorous Brexit…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Gray Goes Gracefully?
With Sue Gray making headlines again, the IfG podcast team are joined by former Conservative MP Sir David Lidington to make sense of a big Whitehall and…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
A year of war in Ukraine
Russia invaded Ukraine one year ago. Peter Ricketts, the UK’s former national security adviser, joins the IfG podcast to reflect on how the war has changed…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
A Holyrood Ending
Who had “Nicola Sturgeon quits” on their 2023 bingo card? Not us. We look at the pressures behind the First Minister’s resignation and what her departure means…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Impermanent Secretaries: The Cabinet Reshuffle
Reshuffles usually mean new faces in cabinet, not whole new departments. Can we tell our DSIT from our DESNZ? Was the PM right to act before the Raab problem…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
100 days of Sunak
The Spectator’s Isabel Hardman joins the IfG podcast team to weigh up Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days as prime minister. What has he achieved? What is his style…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Sunak’s slipping standards?
Rishi Sunak promised to lead a government of integrity, but how big a problem will Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs and Boris Johnson’s loan arrangements turn out…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Blasts from the past: Live at the IfG Conference 2023 with guest DAN SNOW
In a special live edition we welcome guest Dan Snow, author, historian and host of the History Hit podcast, to take a very long view of power and politics…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Payday Groans
How much money are MPs making on top of their day jobs? Who is topping up their earnings? And how much should they be paid? The IfG podcast team are joined by…
- Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government
Buckle up for 2023
After that chaotic year of three prime ministers, surely 2023 will be a little calmer? But while we’ve heard optimistic start-the-year speeches from Rishi…