Sunak's scorecard and minority reports

Does Rishi Sunak have a strategy for restoring the Conservatives' electoral prospects after the bruising local elections? Tim Bale, author of The Conservative Party After Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation, joins the podcast team to make sense of the prime minister's battles over boats and bust-ups around Brexit.

Meanwhile, Westminster is abuzz about the possibility of no party winning a majority at the next election, possible pacts and coalitions. But are people asking the right questions about what a hung parliament might mean for how government works?

Plus: Does devolving power from Westminster guarantee regional economic growth? A new IfG report reveals the answers, and its author Thomas Pope joins the podcast to explain what works – and what doesn't.