Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

Andy Burnham
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Burnham Issues

Sam White, Keir Starmer's former chief-of-staff, joins the team to explore what the PM can do as Andy Burnham inches closer to Westminster.

With Andy Burnham inching closer to a return to Westminster, Sam White, Keir Starmer's former chief-of-staff, joins the podcast team to explore what happens next - and what the prime minister can do while this drama plays out around him.

If Burnham makes it to Number 10, then he will follow a path once trodden by Boris Johnson  in being a mayor turned prime minister. So what skills does the mayoralty provide - and how might they be transferable to Downing Street?

Plus: What is in Rachel Reeves's economic support package and will it meet the scale of the Iran crisis?

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Topic
Parliament and the constitution Public finances
Keywords
Leadership election Cost of living Economy Tax
Political party
Labour
Position
Prime minister Chancellor of the exchequer
Administration
Starmer government
Department
Number 10 HM Treasury
Public figures
Keir Starmer Rachel Reeves
Publisher
Institute for Government

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