Inside Briefing
The Institute for Government's weekly podcast, hosted by Dr Hannah White.
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Keir Starmer's Mandelson scandal
The FT’s Jim Pickard joins the podcast team to look back at an explosive week in UK politics.
Growth strategy pains, trains and regional deals
Soumaya Keynes joins the podcast team to explore whether the government has a robust plan to deliver growth.
Keir Starmer’s Trump diplomacy and Darren Jones’s fast fixes
Lord Maude joins us in the studio to discuss the latest government reform plans.
Wes Streeting’s government health-check
What does the health secretary’s verdict on the government say about Keir Starmer and the challenges he and his ministers face in 2026?
Donald Trumps Starmer’s new year plans
Lawrence Freedman joins the podcast team to ask what Donald Trump's foreign plans mean for the UK.
2025 in review: Starmer's year of drama
The IfG team and the Financial Times’s public policy editor Chris Smyth look back on an eventful 12 months and pick out the big moments of 2025.
Four mayors delayed, three Ministers Reflect, and a House of Lords battle renewed
The IfG's experts are in the studio to discuss the delay to the 2026 mayoral elections, and the government's plans to install more peers in the Lords.
Should the UK do budgets differently?
As Rachel Reeves is accused of misleading the public, the IfG's experts discuss how well the UK does budgets, and Lammy's plans for judge-only trials.
John Swinney’s goals for Scotland
The first minister of Scotland John Swinney drops by the podcast studio, and the IfG's experts discuss immigration reforms and public services.
Keir Starmer’s government: Traitors or Faithfuls?
The IfG podcast team explore what the anonymous briefings to the media against cabinet ministers tell us about how No.10 is working.