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Inside Briefing

The Institute for Government's weekly podcast, hosted by Dr Hannah White.

Each week Hannah, IfG experts and special guests give you the essential inside briefing on the latest events in government and British politics. Tune in to understand the decisions being made in the corridors of power and for all the IfG’s latest thinking on how government works – and how it can work better.

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17 FEB 2023 Podcast
Nicola Sturgeon speaking during a press conference at Bute House in Edinburgh where she announced she would be resigning as first minister of Scotland.

A Holyrood Ending

Jess Elgot, deputy political editor at The Guardian, joined us to discuss Nicola Sturgeon's exit.

03 FEB 2023 Podcast
Rishi Sunak outside a hospital, with Steve Barclay, Amanda Pritchard and an NHS staff member

100 days of Sunak

The Spectator’s Isabel Hardman joins the IfG podcast team to weigh up Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days as prime minister.

27 JAN 2023 Podcast
Ambulances waiting outside an A&E department

Sunak’s slipping standards?

Tortoise’s Cat Neilan joins the IfG podcast team to take a closer look at the latest standards crisis.

13 JAN 2023 Podcast
Big Ben, parliament, appearing through the trees

Payday groans

The IfG podcast team are joined by Sam Coates, who this week has unveiled some eye-catching findings in his Westminster Accounts project.

06 JAN 2023 Podcast
Prime minister Rishi Sunak during his first major domestic speech of 2023 at Plexal, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London

Buckle up for 2023

The IfG team are joined by David Runciman, former presenter of Talking Politics, to discuss Rishi Sunak's and Keir Starmer's new year speeches.

21 DEC 2022 Podcast
NHS lanyard and close up of money

The Winter Of Discontent 2.0

The Times' Rachel Sylvester joins us to discuss public service strikes and NHS reform, and to look ahead to government in 2023.