Inside Briefing
The Institute for Government's weekly podcast, hosted by Dr Hannah White.
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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.
Elections 2026: Fragmentation nation
The IfG's devolution experts discuss how significant Thursday night's votes will be for the future of the United Kingdom.
Is Keir Starmer in the last chance saloon?
James Lyons, former No.10 director of communications, joins the podcast to assess the PM's options to get the government's agenda back on track.
Starmer vs Robbins: Why the Mandelson row keeps getting worse
Former Foreign Office permanent secretary Peter Ricketts joins the team to work out where a week of blame and counter-blame has left the government.
Is the UK (and Keir Starmer) under attack?
The team discuss Britain's national security - and what Keir Starmer should do about it.
Who will pay the prices of war?
Economist Duncan Weldon joins the podcast team to discuss what the government can actually do to respond to rising energy prices.