Inside Briefing
The Institute for Government's weekly podcast, hosted by Dr Hannah White.
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Are Starmer and Badenoch making plans for Nigel?
More in Common's Luke Tryl joins the podcast team to take stock of the polls – and what they might say about the upcoming local elections.
What is the role of big suppliers in government procurement?
This special episode of Inside Briefing discusses the role of big suppliers in government procurement.
Trump's tariff turnaround
Economist and author Duncan Weldon joins us in the studio to make sense of the president’s wild economic rollercoaster ride.
Trump declares war: Tariff Liberation Day
The podcast team discuss Keir Starmer's options to fight back against Donald Trump's tariffs. Plus, Andy Burnham is our special guest.
Will Trump rip up Reeves’s rebalanced books?
Stewart Wood, a Labour peer and former adviser to Gordon Brown, joins the podcast team to assess Rachel Reeves’s attempts to turn around the economy.
Will Rachel Reeves and Darren Jones’ sums add up?
Chief secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones drops into the podcast studio to discuss the Treasury’s new plans for watching the pennies.
Keir Starmer rewires the state: An interview with the prime minister
Keir Starmer joins us on Inside Briefing for an exclusive interview with IfG director Hannah White.
Will Ukraine be "Keir Starmer’s Falklands – or his Iraq"?
UKICE’s Anand Menon joins the podcast team to reflect on another extraordinary week of UK/US/EU relations.
Starmer and Trump: Special relationship or odd couple?
Defence expert Karin von Hippel, formerly of RUSI, joins the podcast team to look back on a huge week for international relations.
What is the UK’s place in Trump’s world?
Former national security adviser Peter Ricketts joins the podcast team to make sense of America’s place in the world – and what it means for the UK.