Rt Hon Rory Stewart – in conversation with Bronwen Maddox

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The Institute for Government was delighted to welcome Rory Stewart, former international development secretary and from 2010–19, Conservative MP for Penrith and The Borders. As the first coronavirus cases were reported in the UK, while standing as an independent candidate for mayor of London, he was one of the first public figures to call for nationwide lockdown.

In conversation with Bronwen Maddox, the Director of the Institute for Government, he discussed the government’s handling of Covid-19, the decision to merge the Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the UK’s place in the world after Brexit.

Rory Stewart was MP for Penrith and The Border from 2010–19. He served in the Theresa May government as Secretary of State for International Development and as Minister of State for Prisons. He is a former diplomat and author of several books recounting his long-distance walks in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Scottish Borders. He stood as an independent candidate in the London mayoral election but ended his campaign when it was postponed due to Covid-19.

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