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Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

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 No10,

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44:21

What really happens at the party conferences…

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/08/28

The party conference countdown has begun, and the Westminster Village is set to decamp to Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Bournemouth and beyond.But what this the point of the party conference jamboree? What is it really like to spend four days locked inside a windowless conference centre and take yp residence at t a hotel bar? How do civil servants manage this temporary Westminster exodus? And does it really make any difference at all? Join the IfG on another trip to the Inside

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21:10

Getting It Right When Things Go Wrong: Ministerial...

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/08/20

All governments face crises, from floods and diseases to riots and terrorist attacks. So how can ministers lead during these unexpected events? How can they ensure that everyone in the system – from the first responders to the prime minister – is doing what is needed to respond to the crisis? And what are the best ways to keep the public informed? With guests including former home secretaries Amber Rudd and Jack Straw, this special Inside Briefing episode dives into the roles ministers play

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27:43

The secrets of being a government minister

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/08/14

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

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42:50

Government in summer: who feels the heat?

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/08/07

What is it really like to govern in summer? Who is in charge when ministers leave Westminster? And what happens when, as it so often does, the summer isn’t all that quiet?The Inside Briefing podcast team have headed into the vaults to dig out a special episode from 2021 featuring Sky’s Sam Coates, former (and future) minister Jacqui Smith, journalist Steve Richards and former No10 adviser Kate Fall. So join us we return to a time when Boris Johnson was prime minister, Keir Starmer was

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36:24

The reshuffle revelations

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/07/31

Kemi Badenoch has completed one. Keir Starmer is rumoured to be lining one up. Yes reshuffles, or rumours of ministerial reshuffles, are never far away in Westminster.So what should ministers fear? What should the prime minister avoid? When do reshuffles go right? And why do they sometimes go wrong? With special guests Cleo Watson and Helen Macnamara, who have had front row seats alongside prime ministers for countless reshuffles, this special Inside Briefing episode takes you behind the

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42:07

STARMER LAYS DOWN THE RULES

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/07/25

Partygate, revolving doors, freebiegate and cash for questions... stories about misbehaviour in public life are never far away, and this week the government has set out new plans for toughening up the rules. Doug Chalmers, who will chair the new Ethics and Integrity Commission, joins the Inside Briefing team for an exclusive interview.From setting up new bodies to abolishing existing ones. A new report has been published on the state of the water industry - and it says that Ofwat, the water

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48:59

The scandal and the superinjunction

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/07/18

The Afghan data leak – and the unprecedented superinjunction which followed – has dominated the week in Westminster. The FT’s Lucy Fisher – whose reporting has led coverage of the story – joins the podcast team to discuss who is to blame and what this episode tells us about how the state reacts when mistakes are made.The story knocked Rachel Reeves off the front pages, but the chancellor has made a big speech this week. We’ll check in with what she had to say. Plus: The government has just

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49:46

Starmer and Macron: Le Spécial Relationship?

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/07/11

The Prime Minister has racked up the visits, tours and summits over the last year, but this week he turned host and invited President Macron for a state visit. Former Europe minister David Lidington joins the podcast team to assess the state of UK-French relations.This week has brought us a major new review of criminal courts – with some big recommendations to easing the court case backlog in England and Wales. So what’s the plan - and will it work? Plus: The government has published a new

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58:11

Ending in tears: Labour’s first year in government

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/07/04

It is one year since the general election brought Labour back to government and since Keir Starmer walked into Number 10.Instead of a smooth anniversary, the government has been forced to confront a major parliamentary rebellion and roll back on a flagship spending policy. So how has Labour’s first year in power really worked out for Keir Starmer? What lessons can they learn for the challenges ahead? Jill Rutter, Claire Ainsley and Sam Freedman join Hannah White to weigh up the

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36:23

Starmer vs the Labour rebels

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/06/27

The government’s controversial plans to cut the welfare budget have caused serious disquiet on the Labour benches. Luke Sullivan, former political director to Keir Starmer, joins the IfG podcast to explore how serious a problem this is for Keir Starmer - and how the government got itself into this situation.It isn’t just Labour MPs that are giving No10 a headache. Apparently civil servants are too - because No10 has issued new guidance demanding that civil servants no longer speak on panels at

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46:26

What do the Nolan Principles mean today?

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/06/20

To conclude the IfG’s conference on the Nolan Principles, our panel will discuss the impact of the Nolan Principles in public life today. How have they changed the standards landscape in the UK? What do the public think about standards in public life? How useful are standards and principles to leaders in government? And how can a strong standards system support a government’s wider objectives? Speakers: Doug Chalmers, chair, Committee on Standards in Public Life Chris Morris, CEO, Full

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47:49

Iran-Israel conflict: Will Trump (and Starmer) go to...

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/06/20

With conflict in the Middle East is dominating the headlines, the New Statesman’s Rachel Cunliffe joins the podcast team to explore Keir Starmer’s attempts to influence Donald Trump and ask whether the UK has a role to play beyond that of a concerned bystander. There is plenty of domestic politics around too, with the prime minister announcing an inquiry into grooming gangs - having said, only a few months ago, that he wouldn’t – and the government trying to face down a rebellion over its

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43:59

The morning after the Spending Review before

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/06/12

It’s the morning after one of (perhaps the) most significant days in this government’s lifetime to date. Gideon Skinner of IPSOS joins the podcast team to weigh up what Rachel Reeves’ Spending Review told us about the government’s priorities – and how it has landed with the electorate.Which departments will be happy and which will be feeling hard done by? What does it mean for public service performance across the country? Has the much-heralded vision of mission-led government survived? And how

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49:01

What choices did the government make in the 2025...

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/06/11

Join IfG experts for instant analysis of the 2025 spending review – a critical moment for Keir Starmer’s government.Were the spending allocations sufficient to improve public services, deliver growth and make progress on the government’s other missions? Which departments will be pleased – and which lost out? And did this multi-year spending review reveal a coherent strategy for the government over the next few years? To answer these questions and more, IfG experts convened shortly after the

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32:13

In conversation with Jeremy Hunt MP: Britain's place...

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/06/10

Britain has been through a difficult period since the global financial crisis, leading many to conclude the country is doomed to inevitable decline. But Jeremy Hunt, who was at the top of government as both Foreign Secretary and Chancellor, disagrees. In his new book, Can We Be Great Again?, he sets out to rebut those who think Britain is no longer capable of shaping the world we live in.With the election of president Trump, a world that was already becoming more dangerous has also become more

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37:07

Keir Starmer gets ready for war

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/06/06

The newly-published Strategic Defence Review sets out how the UK can fight and win a full-scale war. So what is it recommending and just how dangerous is the world right now? Tom Newton Dunn, presenter of The General and the Journalist podcast, joins the podcast team to make sense of an ever-shifting – and alarming – defence landscape.Plus: Spending Review countdown. This Wednesday will see Rachel Reeves reveal how much money government departments will be given for the next few years. So what

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46:17

How will Starmer rate his ministers

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/05/30

It is one year since the 2024 general election campaign kicked off and already reshuffle rumours are doing the rounds. Adam Payne, Editor of PoliticsHome, joins us to discuss whether a reshuffle is a good way to inject energy into a not-so-new government or risks knocking it off course.The spending review is looming, and in time-honoured tradition the final negotiations are playing out in the media. We will look at what lies behind these stories and what being in a spending review is really

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54:51

THE ART OF THE BREXIT DEAL

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/05/22

Keir Starmer has signed off on a so-called UK/EU reset. So, what’s in the new deal and what does it mean for the never-ending Brexit drama? The Guardian’s Kiran Stacey joins the podcast team to dig into the detail.Davie Gauke has been uncorked. So, what is in his review of prison sentencing? The team dig into his recommendations and give their verdict. Plus: Nick Clegg is back! The former deputy prime minister returned to the British political stage with a big speech at the IfG this week -

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43:26

Starmer and the strangers

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/05/16

After Keir Starmer made headlines with his warnings of an “island of strangers”, British Future’s Sunder Katwala joins the podcast team to dig into the detail of the government’s new immigration policy.Farewell to 102 Petty France - and a few other Whitehall buildings too. The government is dispersing civil servants to new locations around the country. Will the plan work? Plus: Why the government needs to fundamentally shift its strategy for tackling homelessness. Presented by Hannah

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40:34

The Trump-Starmer trade deal: What’s the beef?

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government ·

2025/05/09

Will white smoke on two trade deals help shift the narrative for Keir Starmer after a tricky week? Peter Foster, the FT’s new world trade editor, joins the podcast team to dig into the details of breakthrough agreements with both the US and India.Perhaps a bigger win for the government would be to achieve that elusive reset with the EU. A big summit is looming. So what is on the table and is progress on the cards? Plus: The reshuffle rumour mill is in overdrive. Who is up? Who is in? Who is out

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