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Working to make government more effective

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons to attend the Prime Minister's Questions
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What we talked about on this episode

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Topic
Parliament and the constitution Public services
Keywords
Economy Public inquiries Social care Government transparency
Country (international)
United States
Political party
Labour
Position
Prime minister Health and social care secretary
Administration
Starmer government
Department
Number 10 Department of Health and Social Care
Public figures
Keir Starmer Donald Trump
Publisher
Institute for Government

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