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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
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The Plans they are A-Changing
44 min
52
The new cabinet secretary: Can Sir Chris Wormal...
51 min
53
Cabi-not yet Secretary
42 min
54
Starmer’s Farmer Drama
43 min
55
Donald Trump's Team Calls
38 min
56
In Conversation with Michael Gove
48 min
57
Is the world ready for Donald Trump?
43 min
58
Rachel Reeves' Halloween budget: trick or treat?
40 min
59
What did Rachel Reeves’ budget reveal about the...
45 min
60
Donald Trump and the politics of interfere
42 min
61
Saturday Night's Alright for Investing
47 min
62
Gray goes out of fashion
38 min
63
After Sue Gray: How can Keir Starmer reset No.10?
58 min
64
Why was the Conservative Party Conference so u...
42 min
65
Live from the Labour Party Conference!
39 min
66
KEIR AND PRESENT DANGER
38 min
67
Extra: What can be done to improve government p...
46 min
68
Winter Fuel of Discontent
46 min
69
Decades of failure by central government
37 min
70
Starmer looks back in anger
45 min
71
Appointments of contention
48 min
72
Does Sam Freedman have a plan to fix the failed...
36 min
73
The politics of the Olympic Games
44 min
74
SpAdcast: What is it really like to be a specia...
25 min
75
The Chancellor’s statement of intent
55 min