Inside Briefing
The Institute for Government's weekly podcast, hosted by Dr Hannah White.
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Rishi Sunak counts the costs
The Guardian’s Anna Isaac joins the podcast team to discuss what options – if any – Rishi Sunak has to sort out rising interest rates.
Party's over for Boris Johnson
Sam Freedman joins the podcast team to ask what the damning conclusions of the Privileges Committee report mean for Boris Johnson.
Ex-prime ministers’ questions
As the Covid inquiry gets underway, the FT's Chris Cook joins the IfG podcast to examine whether public inquiries can actually make any difference.
WhatsApp with the Covid inquiry?
Salma Shah, and the i's chief political commentator Paul Waugh join the podcast team to discuss the unprecedented scale of the inquiry.
Drivetime with Suella Braverman
Sunday Times' Harry Yorke, this week's podcast guest, joins the team to discuss Suella Braverman's week in the headlines.
Why doesn't Westminster work?
Join the podcast team – and political commentator Ian Dunt – for a journey through the corridors of power to discover where Westminster goes wrong.
Sunak's scorecard and minority reports
Author Tim Bale joins the podcast team to make sense of the prime minister's battles over boats and bust-ups around Brexit.
Sunak's little local difficulties and Starmer's big local victories
The Guardian’s Rafael Behr joins the podcast team to crunch the numbers and examine what the local election results mean for Sunak and Starmer.
Scapegoats or snowflakes? The future of the civil service
The IfG podcast team asks what Dominic Raab's resignation means for the future of the civil service.
The Treasury and the Covid crisis
Financial Times economics editor Chris Giles joins the podcast team for a deep dive into how the UK’s finance ministry performed during the pandemic.