Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

Theresa May, followed by her husband Philip May, walk into 10 Downing Street, London, Wednesday July 13, 2016.
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Mid-term prime ministers – Episode 1: Preparing for change

Special guests Lord O'Donnell, Mark Sedwill, Helen MacNamara, Simon Case and others share the behind the scenes of the preparation for an incoming PM.

Our first episode explores the recent history of mid-term changes of prime minister from John Major to Rishi Sunak. Speaking to senior officials and advisers involved, we go behind the scenes of the preparation and leadership contests, the context in which they took over, and find out what kind of experience makes a difference when inheriting the top job in UK politics.

Featuring Gus O’Donnell, Mark Sedwill, Helen MacNamara, Simon Case, Stewart Wood, Salma Shah, Lee Cain, Asa Bennett and Rupert Yorke.

What we talked about in this episode

People featured in this episode

Topic
Parliament and the constitution Ministers Civil service
Keywords
Cabinet Leadership election Government reshuffle Civil servants
Political party
Conservative Labour
Position
Prime minister Special adviser Cabinet secretary
Administration
Major government Blair government Brown government Cameron government May government Johnson government Sunak government Starmer government Burnham government
Department
Number 10
Public figures
John Major Tony Blair Gordon Brown David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer Andy Burnham
Publisher
Institute for Government

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