Dr Rebecca McKee
Senior Researcher
All work
Ten things we learned from the King’s Speech 2026
What did the King’s Speech tell us about the government’s priorities for the new session?
The Privileges Committee
The Privileges Committee is tasked with investigating potential breaches of parliamentary privilege.
The assisted dying bill: parliament fails a test to handle the hardest ethical questions
As a private members’ bill, failure was always likely for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
What happened to Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill?
After 18 months of debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ran out of time and will not become law. What happened?
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry
What is the UK Covid-19 inquiry? What powers does it have? How long will the Covid Inquiry last and how much will it cost?
Public inquiries
There are 25 ongoing or announced inquiries. But what exactly is a public inquiry?
Ministerial leadership of public service reform
How ministers can be effective leaders of public service reform and drive change across the system.
The government should learn the lessons of past public service reform programmes
Two new publications from the Institute for Government argue that the government should learn the lessons of past reform efforts.
When it comes to ethics in public life, structures are no substitute for judgement
Ministers need to show leadership to drive improvements in public standards.
Danny Alexander
Danny Alexander reflects on his time as chief secretary to the Treasury in the coalition government.