Parliament and the constitution
Government 2025: IfG's annual conference
The IfG will bring together influential speakers and experts to explore the key questions for government in 2025.
Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill: What happens next?
Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed second reading on 29 November by a wider than expected margin, 330–275.
Assisted dying: What are the problems with private members’ bills?
Former House of Commons clerk David Natzler joins Hannah and Paul to explain how private members’ bills work – and why they sometimes don’t.
Starmer’s farmer drama
Tim Ross and Rachel Wearmouth join the podcast team to discuss how Labour returned to power – and how Starmer and his team are now faring.
The government has gone the wrong way about legislating on assisted dying
The row over the assisted dying legislation has exposed the shortcomings of private members' bills.
Lords reform: How to turn manifesto promises into tangible results
What the government can learn from successive attempts at Lord reform for its Hereditary Peers Bill.
The Sewel convention in practice
Five case studies from the 2019–24 parliament
Labour should commit to both the letter and the spirit of the Sewel convention
The UK government should consider and consult its devolved counterparts in its legislative agenda.
What does the new legal risk guidance for government lawyers mean?
The Attorney General has issued revised guidance on legal risk.
Keir Starmer’s rewrite of the ministerial code is long overdue
The prime minister has made important first steps on bolstering standards.