Inside Briefing
The Institute for Government's weekly podcast, hosted by Dr Hannah White.
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Northern Soul: Burnham's Manchester No.10 plan
Former de facto deputy prime minister David Lidington joins the podcast to discuss the would-be PM's big speech.
Brexit at 10: A decade of drama, deals and disruption
The IfG's Jill Rutter, UKICE's Anand Menon and the BBC's Adam Fleming reflect on 10 years of key Brexit moments.
What does Andy Burnham really stand for?
The Economist's Hugo Gye joins the podcast to discuss what happens when power changes hands mid-parliament.
Burnham v Starmer: The King of the North heads South
The Guardian's Rafael Behr joins the podcast team to discuss what a PM Andy Burnham would mean for the way Britain is governed.
The way you Makerfield
More in Common's Luke Tryl joins the podcast from Makerfield to discuss how this peculiar by-election is shaping how voters are thinking.
Protests, politics and the killing of Henry Nowak
IfG senior fellow and former BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw joins the team to discuss a fraught week for the police and for politics.
The Blair Necessities
IfG senior fellow Henry Hill joins the podcast team to explore Tony Blair's essay on Labour's future and Danny Kruger's blueprint for government.
May 2026 elections: What are the implications for local government reorganisation?
Matthew Fright travels across the home counties to find out how a changed political landscape will shape local government reorganisation.
Burnham Issues
Sam White, Keir Starmer's former chief-of-staff, joins the team to explore what the PM can do as Andy Burnham inches closer to Westminster.
Starmer, Streeting and the fight for No.10
Claire Ainsley – a former adviser to Starmer in opposition – joins the podcast team to discuss whether the PM can reassert his authority.