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The Labour government has a huge majority in parliament – but Keir Starmer’s administration is also facing an incredibly complex set of policy challenges. So how can the prime minister and his team turn around public service performance? What can chancellor Rachel Reeves do to get the economy growing again? What will mission-driven government actually mean in practice?Who should be making the key decisions in Westminster – and beyond? And what will the appointment of a new cabinet secretary mean for

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47:19

In conversation with Baroness Bennett, former Leader...

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2026/10/05

This event took place at the Green Party Conference.Dr Catherine Haddon, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government was joined by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle, former Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales (2012–16). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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33:59

How can digital public services be made a reality?

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2026/10/05

This discussion was part of the Institute for Government's programme of events at the Labour Party Conference. Speakers: Mallory Durran, Chief Technology Officer at Nesta Cllr Liam Robinson, Leader of Liverpool City Council and Cabinet Member for Innovation at the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Cassia Rowland, Associate Director at the Institute for Government Rachel Taylor, UK Government & Health Industries Leader and Global Government & Public Sector Leader at PwC This

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38:41

In conversation with Alex Burghart MP, Deputy Leader...

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2026/10/05

This discussion was part of the Institute for Government's programme of events at the Conservative Party Conference. Speakers: Alex Burghart MP, Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party This event was chaired by Alex Thomas, Executive Director at the Institute for Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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61:31

Should ministers have more power over public bodies?

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2026/10/05

This discussion was part of the Institute for Government's programme of events at the Conservative Party Conference. Speakers: Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Shadow Minister (Treasury) Henry Hill, Editor of The Critic Rt Hon Lord Maude of Horsham, Founder and Chairman of Francis Maude Associates Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King's Fund This event was chaired by Dr Matthew Gill, Programme Director at the Institute for Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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64:55

Governing in a fractured Britain: How should the...

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2026/10/05

This discussion was part of the Institute for Government's programme of events at the Conservative Party Conference. Speakers: Baroness Finn of Swansea, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office Dr Patrick English, Head of Elections and Political and Social Data at YouGov Lucy Harris, former MEP and Conservative Special Adviser Salma Shah, IfG Senior fellow and former Conservative Special Adviser Tom Skinner, former Conservative Special Adviser This event was chaired by Alex Thomas,

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59:51

How can Labour’s early years agenda better support...

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2026/09/30

This event was part of the IfG's programme of events at the Labour Party Conference 2026.Speakers: Paul Waugh MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education) Lynn Perry MBE, Chief Executive Officer at Barnardo's Sarah Ronan, Executive Director at the Early Education and Childcare Coalition Matt Towner, Director of Programmes at Impact on Urban Health Alistair Strathern MP, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Labour Group for Men and Boys This event was

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58:59

Where next for English devolution under Andy Burnham?

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2026/09/30

This event was part of the IfG's programme of events at the Labour Party Conference 2026. Speakers: Mayor Kim McGuinness, Mayor of North East England Cllr Fran Belbin, Leader of Sheffield City Council Professor Duncan Ivison, President and Vice-Chancellor at The University of Manchester Mark Rogers, Interim Chief Executive, Sussex & Brighton Strategic Authority This event was chaired by Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government. This event was in partnership

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72:40

How can Labour build an affordable welfare system...

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2026/09/29

This event was part of the IfG's programme of events at the Labour Party Conference 2026. Speakers: Dame Meg Hillier MP, Chair of the Treasury Select Committee Rt Hon Alan Milburn, Chair of the Young People and Work Review Ben Paxton, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government Dr Kate Summers, British Academy Post Doctoral Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science This event was chaired by Thomas Pope, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government. This

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59:12

Getting things done: How can government deliver...

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2026/09/29

This event was part of the IfG's programme of events at the Labour Party Conference. Speakers: Sarah Jones MP, Minister of State (Home Office) David Pinto-Duschinsky MP, Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions, and former Special Adviser in the Home Office and Treasury James Reeve, Partner at PA Consulting Felicity Slater, former special adviser in No.10, Cabinet Office, and HM Treasury Jack Worlidge, Associate Director at the Institute for

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56:07

Leaders of tomorrow: How can the UK develop...

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2026/09/29

This event was part of the IfG's programme of events at the Labour Party Conference 2026. Speakers: Sam Carling MP, Member of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs CommitteeChris Murray MP, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeDr Sofia Ropek-Hewson, Senior Research Fellow and Interim Head of Decade of National Renewal Programme at IPPRJoel Spreadborough, Head of Policy and Impact at the Chartered Management Institute This event was

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48:03

In conversation with Daisy Cooper MP

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2026/09/21

Giles Wilkes, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government was joined by Daisy Cooper MP, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats. Hannah Marwood, Head of Government Affairs at The Investment Association made opening remarks. This event was in partnership with The Investment Association. This event was part of the IfG's programme of events at the Liberal Democrat Conference 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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64:57

Does the UK do enough to guard against corruption in...

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2026/09/21

High-profile incidents of misconduct, political donations, and freebies have all raised concerns about standards and integrity in UK public life – so what more can be done to tackle corruption in national and local government? In his new book Corrupted Kingdom, Robert Barrington argues that corruption in Britain is not just a matter of isolated scandals but reflects deeper systemic vulnerabilities that risk undermining trust in democratic institutions. This Institute for Government event will bring

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62:22

Andy Burnham: How can the prime minister meet the...

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2026/09/17

The new prime minister has appointed his ministers and put his No.10 team in place. He has created a new Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet. And set out some immediate policy changes while promising a 10-year plan later in the year. So what happens now?Having spent the summer setting out the new government's direction, how will Andy Burnham meet the challenge of being prime minister? How will he respond to parliamentary scrutiny? What do his spending choices mean for his fiscal policy

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59:01

What Happened to Liberal Democracy?

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2026/09/16

The Institute for Government was pleased to welcomeDaron Acemoglu, the Nobel Prize-winning co-author ofWhy Nations Fail, to discuss his new book:What Happened to Liberal Democracy? Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity.In his latest book, Daron Acemoglu, a Nobel Prize winner in economics, documents the rise and, some would argue, fall of liberal democracy, recounting how liberal democratic institutions plunged themselves into crisis over the last several decades. Looking at rapid advances in

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58:44

The government's local government reorganisation...

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2026/09/15

Angela Rayner, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has put plans to restructure local government on hold. So what went wrong and what happens next?The government’s ambitious local government reorganisation (LGR) programme, which affects around 41% of the population, aims to replace all county and district councils with a single tier of unitary local government. This would make it the largest LGR wave since 46 unitary authorities (UAs) were established between 1995

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65:03

How can government help deliver a globally...

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2026/09/11

The government believes access to sufficient AI infrastructure and compute capacity will be critical for the UK’s economic growth, productivity and global competitiveness – but the UK is in a global race for investment, talent and consequential technological breakthroughs.So how can ministers and civil servants deliver the government’s ambitions? Last June, the government announced over £1bn of investment in the UK’s compute capacity, while the government’s Compute Roadmap outlines its strategic

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61:10

Andy Burnham, Manchester and No.10 North: How can the...

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2026/09/10

The first days and weeks of Andy Burnham's premiership have seen the prime minister promise to accelerate the devolution agenda, with the launch of Number 10 North demonstrating his commitment to take power away from London.But what can the prime minister do to make his devolution agenda succeed? How will No.10 North work constructively with the new Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet and other Whitehall departments? What does devolution mean for the government's public service agenda? And

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60:10

Reform UK Party Conference 2026: What is the Reform...

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2026/09/08

Speakers: Cllr Stephen Atkinson, Leader of Lancashire County Council and Leader of the Local Government Association's Reform UK Group Justin Galliford, Chief Executive Officer at Norse Group Cllr Linden Kemkaran, Leader of Kent County Council Akash Paun, Programme Director (Devolution) at the Institute for Government Cllr Daniel Sutherland, Leader of Calderdale Council This event was chaired by Dr Hannah White, CEO of the Institute for Government. This event was in partnership with Norse

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62:42

Reform UK Party Conference 2026: In conversation with...

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2026/09/04

Alex Thomas, Executive Director at the Institute for Government, was joined by Danny Kruger MP, head of Reform UK’s unit for preparing the party for government.This event was part of the Institute for Government's programme of party conference events at the Reform UK Party Conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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96:21

IfG DevoLab #6: How can mayors support a just climate...

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2026/07/16

We were at the Institute for Government for the sixth event in the IfG DevoLab series, held in partnership with the JUST Centre, at which speakers from three regions with devolved powers set out how mayors and strategic authorities can use their powers, funding and influence to support a just climate transition.The three case studies presented at IfG DevoLab #6 were: ‘The Local Net Zero Accelerator programme in the West Midlands’ by Barbara Leach, Programme Manager at West Midlands Combined

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