# Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

A podcast by Institute for Government. The first Labour government in 14 years is facing a daunting to-do list and complex challenges at every turn. Public services are under strain. The civil service is under pressure. And ministers must deliver the government’s missions and milestones. But could Keir Starmer’s plan to “rewire the British state” – through using AI and creating a “start-up” culture – turn these challenges into opportunities? So where is government working well and what is it doing badly? What can be done to make No10, the Treasury and the rest of government function more effectively? What can Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves do to achieve faster economic growth? What will Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives and the other opposition parties do to hold the government to account? How might Donald Trump shape British politics – and how could the UK’s relations with the EU change in the years ahead? Get behind the scenes in Westminster, Whitehall and beyond on the weekly podcast from Britain’s leading governmental think tank, where we analyse the latest events in politics and explain what they mean. Every week on Inside Briefing, IfG director Hannah White and the team welcomes special guests for a…

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## Latest episodes

- [Budget 2026: Does John Healey mean business?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/7f2fb4049090) (2026-10-23, 44 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7824155911.mp3
- [What’s on Burnham’s Brexit menu?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/14f36c7dd3ef) (2026-10-16, 45 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5493727249.mp3
- [Can Zack fight back?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/2834de3d710f) (2026-10-09, 45 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4772823796.mp3
- [Burnham goes big: What difference does it make?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/404b9dee1c32) (2026-09-30, 36 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR6715139485.mp3
- [Mersey Mersey Me: Will Burnham pass his Labour conference test?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/ba758eb0ae8d) (2026-09-25, 48 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8976974141.mp3
- [The 72 million pound questions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/e33a13cc6440) (2026-09-18, 41 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3690982102.mp3
- [Is Ed Miliband rethinking UK foreign policy?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/d6a91d0238f1) (2026-09-10, 35 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3261079370.mp3
- [Burnham down the House - the new PM's Parliamentary debut](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/a97fa713e49a) (2026-09-03, 46 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5668373233.mp3
- [Totally Rewired - Can Burnham really do government differently?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/a4d4dca88cc1) (2026-08-28, 58 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4265097527.mp3
- [Mid-term prime ministers – Episode 3: Adjusting to the role](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/9d5c6181381d) (2026-08-20, 37 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1568494577.mp3
- [Mid-term prime ministers – Episode 2: The Transition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/6e437015545a) (2026-08-13, 41 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1544021081.mp3
- [Mid-term prime ministers – Episode 1: Preparing for change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/80212d123ece) (2026-08-06, 39 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7489169099.mp3
- [Andy Burnham: How is the new prime minister changing the direction of government?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/5672191363f3) (2026-07-30, 49 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3933866382.mp3
- [He wants to be adored – Burnham’s people-pleasing policy debut](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/7da6f0dc289e) (2026-07-24, 44 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8728849820.mp3
- [Full Time for Starmer: Can Burnham Find a Way to Win?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/e4fcb245cf70) (2026-07-17, 49 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8462545815.mp3
- [Burnham, Binface and Starmer's final flight](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/597b1ca273f8) (2026-07-09, 40 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3110125725.mp3
- [Northern Soul: Burnham's Manchester No10 plan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/a3df28e52f4a) (2026-07-02, 45 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2932587860.mp3
- [Brexit at 10: A decade of drama, deals and disruption](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/cca6e589d9d9) (2026-06-29, 54 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3798838044.mp3
- [What does Andy Burnham really stand for?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/4d01ad076121) (2026-06-24, 43 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5947765004.mp3
- [Burnham v Starmer: The King of the North heads South](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/033a69875729) (2026-06-19, 45 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR6136587812.mp3
- [The way you Makerfield](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/47137fae8cda) (2026-06-12, 33 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4162517597.mp3
- [Protests, politics and the killing of Henry Nowak](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/3db139a18dd6) (2026-06-04, 43 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1763299089.mp3
- [The Blair Necessities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/73de4222526e) (2026-05-28, 53 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR9933939615.mp3
- [May 2026 elections: what are the implications for local government reorganisation?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/332070b6dc7c) (2026-05-22, 51 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3373987532.mp3
- [Burnham Issues](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/7db3b4aa4559) (2026-05-21, 41 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5808653301.mp3
- [Starmer, Streeting and the fight for No10](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/0639336637d9) (2026-05-13, 40 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1575785439.mp3
- [Elections 2026: Fragmentation nation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/f5a08bb42ffb) (2026-05-08, 63 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4057183097.mp3
- [Is Keir Starmer in the last chance saloon?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/f6c88c7966bf) (2026-04-30, 42 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4710033270.mp3?updated=1777628309
- [Starmer vs Robbins: Why the Mandelson row keeps getting worse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/5e22f4e813a4) (2026-04-23, 43 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3303923775.mp3
- [The Peter Mandelson scandal: What are the lessons for Keir Starmer's government?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/95cf2181361a) (2026-04-22, 42 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8317057619.mp3
- [Is the UK (and Keir Starmer) under attack?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/7daa8216e710) (2026-04-16, 42 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7530211845.mp3
- [Who will pay the prices of war?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/d28d7c88a5a7) (2026-04-02, 50 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3030587906.mp3
- [Money talks: Influence and interference](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/8fe36760ed5e) (2026-03-27, 43 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5497450654.mp3
- [Can Rachel Reeves protect both households and the public finances from the energy price shock?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/1d725eb6e6b5) (2026-03-20, 62 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7839770594.mp3
- [Can the UK weather the Middle East storm?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/eb2d3c59029a) (2026-03-20, 33 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7163251421.mp3
- [Keir Starmer and the cost of security](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/8b52b7976f68) (2026-03-13, 43 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3111067560.mp3
- [International Women's Day special: The inside story of life as an MP](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/9006fd6e791c) (2026-03-06, 35 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5558334286.mp3
- [Trump vs Iran: Is the UK ready for war?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/892426502d8c) (2026-03-04, 41 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7890051290.mp3
- [Will Rachel Reeves spring a forecast surprise?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/cd33de45e3ee) (2026-02-26, 43 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR6642374069.mp3
- [All roads lead to Romeo](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/ef72a42b0faa) (2026-02-20, 41 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7979588874.mp3
- [Resets and resignations: Starmer's worst week yet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/4453e5081886) (2026-02-12, 40 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4148180249.mp3
- [Keir Starmer's Mandelson Scandal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/e6db737c1a0d) (2026-02-06, 33 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7238645211.mp3
- [Growth strategy pains, trains and regional deals](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/eea5aafc6ccd) (2026-01-29, 42 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2332094157.mp3
- [Starmer’s Trump diplomacy and Darren Jones’s fast fixes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/466722cdeca0) (2026-01-21, 38 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4445242508.mp3
- [Wes Streeting’s government health-check](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/bd12868ccc6f) (2026-01-16, 36 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3218586858.mp3
- [Donald Trumps Starmer’s New Year Plans](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/07b9f4f857dd) (2026-01-09, 37 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4489667691.mp3
- [2025 in Review: Starmer's Year of Drama](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/0908945a9a2f) (2025-12-22, 47 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1214043379.mp3
- [The Trump challenge: Chaos, confusion and government communications](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/da58ec4d2bff) (2025-12-16, 62 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR9607588755.mp3
- [Four mayors delayed, three ministers reflect, and a House of Lords battle renewed](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/b2157f100dc4) (2025-12-12, 39 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3160004645.mp3
- [Should the U.K. do budgets differently?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1484110214/cea8af986ac2) (2025-12-03, 42 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2261612785.mp3

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