Protests, politics and the killing of Henry Nowak

With the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak sending shockwaves through Westminster and beyond, IfG senior fellow – and former BBC home affairs correspondent – Danny Shaw joins the podcast team to discuss a fraught week for the police and for politics.

What questions do the police need to answer? What could an inquiry explore – and what might need to change? And how could the events of this week shape British politics in the months ahead?

Plus: The footage of the riots in Southampton has knocked the Mandelson files off the front pages, but the ongoing saga has left some questions for government – not least how its key figures communicate with each other. WhatsApp is Westminster’s preferred way of talking – but is this good for scrutiny, for making decisions, and for transparency?