Beatrice Barr
Former Research Assistant
Beatrice's recent work
MPs standing down at the next general election
How many MPs are standing down at the next election, and why?
2023 boundary changes
What is happening to constituency boundaries, and why? How are they changing? How are MPs affected?
Government whipping is about more than the dark arts nowadays
The IfG has spoken to former whips about what the job actually involves.
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Strengthening private office
Ministers need stronger support from their civil service offices.
Getting things done in government
Key lessons from former ministers on how to be effective in government.
Helen Liddell
Baroness Liddell discusses entering government in 1997, the challenges of running the Scotland Office and transitioning from government to diplomacy.
Preparing a shadow ministerial team for office
What the last two changes of government tell us about effective transitions.
Matt Warman
Matt Warman discusses being an expert minister, how to navigate ‘caretaker’ government and receiving an apology for being sacked by Boris Johnson.
The deputy prime minister and first secretary of state
What is the role of the deputy prime minister and the first secretary of state? And how do they differ?
Cabinet ministers and departments, May 2010 to February 2023
A timeline displaying changes in cabinet ministers and departments, between May 2010 and February 2023
Rishi Sunak's reshuffle – February 2023
The PM has restructured several departments, and appointed new ministers to head them. The IfG reshuffle team tracked all the changes on the day.
Whitehall Monitor 2023: Overview
This edition of Whitehall Monitor assesses the change, performance and priorities of the civil service.
Whitehall Monitor 2023: Methodology
How we produced our analysis for Whitehall Monitor 2023.