Hannah White
Director and CEO
Hannah's recent work
There is emerging consensus about how to fix the broken centre of UK government
The centre of government is not fit for the challenges facing the UK.
The challenges of the coming decades can only be tackled with a smarter centre
The centre of government is not capable of meeting the challenges faced by the UK today.
Rishi Sunak should not disregard Lords scrutiny of his Rwanda bill
The prime minister's comments on the scrutiny role played by peers are a cause for concern.
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Parliament lacks real power to hold PM to account on Sue Gray report
While parliament’s formal procedures can have limited effect on the prime minister, what happens in parliament could determine his future
2021: The view from the Institute for Government
The year ends much as it began, with Covid cases soaring and people across the UK being told to avoid socialising and get vaccinated.
MPs’ second jobs: how to draw the line
Five questions that MPs now need to answer about proposed changes to the rules governing their outside interests.
MPs’ code of conduct
The MPs’ code of conduct sets out the standards of behaviour expected of MPs when carrying out their work.
Parliamentary Monitor 2021
The government must drop its dismissive approach to scrutiny as parliament returns to in-person sittings.
Parliament must be afforded proper scrutiny of any Covid passport scheme
The government should introduce a bill to ensure the Covid passport scheme receives proper parliamentary scrutiny
The UK’s new relationship with the EU will still require parliamentary scrutiny
The government should recognise that parliament still has an important role to play in scrutinising the future UK–EU relationship
Coronavirus rules must be published before they come into force
Hannah White argues the government should go further to enable MPs to scrutinise its response to the pandemic properly