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Rumble in the Westminster Jungle

Rumble in the Westminster Jungle

FromINSIDE BRIEFING with Institute for Government


Rumble in the Westminster Jungle

FromINSIDE BRIEFING with Institute for Government

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Nov 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

While Matt Hancock’s bushtucker trials be making all the headlines, Westminster is wondering how Rishi Sunak will manage his ongoing Suella Braverman challenges.
 
The IfG podcast team are joined by John Stevens, the Daily Mirror’s new political editor, to reflect on a bruising week for the restored home secretary.
 
The rearrange fiscal statement is looming With the prime minister dropping plans to axe 91000 civil service jobs a new IfG paper set out how to cut budgets with care – we take a closer look.
 
PLUS: Is Keir Starmer on course for election success or is Labour in danger of a Sunak bounce?
 
Hannah White presents, with Jill Rutter and Rhys Clyne.
 
Produced by Candice McKenzie
Released:
Nov 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

How can we make government work more effectively? What are Brexit and the current political tumult doing to our institutions? Is Britain's Constitution able to withstand the strains of 21st Century social, political and technical change? What needs to change in our system of government – and how can we change it?Find out in 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 Bronwen Maddox welcomes experts, analysts and special guests for a free-ranging conversation on what makes government work – and how to fix it when it doesn’t. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.