Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

Keir Starmer
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Starmer vs the Labour rebels

Luke Sullivan, former political director to Keir Starmer, joins us explore how serious a problem the welfare budget is for Keir Starmer.

The government’s controversial plans to cut the welfare budget have caused serious disquiet on the Labour benches. Luke Sullivan, former political director to Keir Starmer, joins the IfG podcast to explore how serious a problem this is for Keir Starmer – and how the government got itself into this situation.

It isn’t just Labour MPs that are giving No.10 a headache. Apparently civil servants are too – because No.10 has issued new guidance demanding that civil servants no longer speak on panels at public events. So what’s the thinking behind this heavy-handed approach – and does it add up?

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Topic
Civil service Parliament and the constitution Ministers
Keywords
Welfare Majority government Public spending Civil servants Government communications Government transparency
Political party
Labour
Position
Prime minister
Administration
Starmer government
Department
Department for Work and Pensions HM Treasury Cabinet Office
Public figures
Keir Starmer
Publisher
Institute for Government

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