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All roads lead to Romeo

The IfG's experts are in the studio to discuss the tasks ahead for new cabinet secretary Antonia Romeo, ethical standards and local elections U-turn.

Antonia Romeo has been appointed as the new cabinet secretary and is the first woman to hold the post. So what can she do to turn the civil service, and perhaps the government, around?

Keir Starmer's administration is still reeling from resignations, apologies, suspensions and the latest Peter Mandelson scandal. With questions around ethics and standards back in the news, and both Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor facing misconduct in public office investigations, what does the government need to do to tackle standards in public life and can the PM show his government really is different from the last?

Plus: Postponed local elections are now un-postponed and need to be held in just over three months’ time. Just how did the government end up taking such a chaotic approach

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