Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

Rishi Sunak announcing plans to weaken key net zero policies during a Downing Street press conference.
Podcast

Rishi Sunak's seven deadly bins

Daily Telegraph political editor Ben Riley-Smith joins the team to discuss whether Rishi Sunak's emissions statement will win him votes.

Rishi Sunak has ripped up the UK's net zero plan – but did the prime minister's emissions statement make sense and will it win him votes?

Daily Telegraph political editor Ben Riley-Smith, the author of a new book on the last 13 years of Conservative government, is this week's podcast guest. 

Liz Truss returned to the political fray with a big speech at the IfG on Monday – with the former PM mounting a defence for her doomed mini-budget. Is anyone convinced?

PLUS: The tumultuous last eight years in British politics have stretched the UK constitution to – and sometimes beyond – breaking point. How can it be strengthened? The author of a new IfG report sets out a plan.

What we talked about in this episode

18 SEP 2023 Online event
18 September 2023

Keynote speech: Rt Hon Liz Truss MP

The former prime minister set out her vision for how the government could enable the UK to achieve faster economic growth.

People featured in this episode

Topic
Net zero Public finances Parliament and the constitution
Keywords
Environment Climate change Energy Budget Economy Spending review Public spending Constitutional reform Electoral reform
Political party
Conservative
Position
Prime minister Chancellor of the exchequer
Administration
Sunak government Truss government
Department
Number 10 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero HM Treasury
Public figures
Rishi Sunak Liz Truss
Publisher
Institute for Government

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