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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, the Treasury and the rest of government function more effectively? What can Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves do to achieve faster economic growth? What will Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives and the other opposition parties do to hold the government to account? How might Donald Trump shape British politics – and how could the UK’s relations with the EU change in the years ahead?

Get behind the scenes in Westminster, Whitehall and beyond on the weekly podcast from Britain’s leading governmental think tank, where we analyse the latest events in politics and explain what they mean. Every week on Inside Briefing, IfG director Hannah White and the team welcomes special guests for a thought-provoking conversation on what makes government work – and how to fix it when it doesn’t.

Government
Politics
1
What really happens at the party conferences…
44 min
2
Getting It Right When Things Go Wrong: Minister...
21 min
3
The secrets of being a government minister  
27 min
4
Government in summer: who feels the heat?
42 min
5
The reshuffle revelations
36 min
6
STARMER LAYS DOWN THE RULES
42 min
7
The scandal and the superinjunction
48 min
8
Starmer and Macron: Le Spécial Relationship?
49 min
9
Ending in tears: Labour’s first year in government
58 min
10
Starmer vs the Labour rebels
36 min
11
What do the Nolan Principles mean today?  
46 min
12
Iran-Israel conflict: Will Trump (and Starmer) ...
47 min
13
The morning after the Spending Review before
43 min
14
What choices did the government make in the 202...
49 min
15
In conversation with Jeremy Hunt MP: Britain's ...
32 min
16
Keir Starmer gets ready for war
37 min
17
How will Starmer rate his ministers
46 min
18
THE ART OF THE BREXIT DEAL
54 min
19
Starmer and the strangers
43 min
20
The Trump-Starmer trade deal: What’s the beef?
40 min
21
Local elections: Ready for Reform?
50 min
22
Are Starmer and Badenoch making plans for Nigel?
51 min
23
Extra: What is the role of big suppliers in gov...
51 min
24
Trump’s Tariff Turnaround
40 min
25
Trump Declares War: Tariff Liberation Day
40 min